Determinants of mechanized cassava processing technology adoption in West Africa

This paper aims to identify the determinants of adoption of mechanized processing technologies in cassava processing. The paper is based on information collected at the farm-level in ten major cassava producing countries of Africa within the context of the Collaborative Study of Cassava in Africa. H...

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Autores principales: Inaizumi, H., Enete, A., Brodie-Mends, O., Oyetunji, E.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 1997
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/98628
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author Inaizumi, H.
Enete, A.
Brodie-Mends, O.
Oyetunji, E.
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Enete, A.
Inaizumi, H.
Oyetunji, E.
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Enete, A.
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Oyetunji, E.
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description This paper aims to identify the determinants of adoption of mechanized processing technologies in cassava processing. The paper is based on information collected at the farm-level in ten major cassava producing countries of Africa within the context of the Collaborative Study of Cassava in Africa. High labour requirement, especially female labour is a constraint to processing of cassava into certain products. Mechanized machines for performing certain processing tasks have been available for nearly fifty years in some West African villages but not in East or Southern Africa. The machines were available at village level where individual farmers may take their cassava for processing. Shortage of female labour, easy farmer access to market centres and production of convenient cassava food products are key determinants of adoption of the mechanized processing machines in a village.
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spelling CGSpace986282023-02-15T06:53:19Z Determinants of mechanized cassava processing technology adoption in West Africa Inaizumi, H. Enete, A. Brodie-Mends, O. Oyetunji, E. processing cassava mechanized methods technology This paper aims to identify the determinants of adoption of mechanized processing technologies in cassava processing. The paper is based on information collected at the farm-level in ten major cassava producing countries of Africa within the context of the Collaborative Study of Cassava in Africa. High labour requirement, especially female labour is a constraint to processing of cassava into certain products. Mechanized machines for performing certain processing tasks have been available for nearly fifty years in some West African villages but not in East or Southern Africa. The machines were available at village level where individual farmers may take their cassava for processing. Shortage of female labour, easy farmer access to market centres and production of convenient cassava food products are key determinants of adoption of the mechanized processing machines in a village. 1997 2018-12-19T07:00:47Z 2018-12-19T07:00:47Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/98628 en Limited Access Inaizumi, H., Enete, A., Brodie-Mends, O. & Oyetunji, E. (1997). Determinants of mechanized cassava processing technology adoption in West Africa. Transactions on Ecology and the Environment 16, 51-62.
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mechanized methods
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Inaizumi, H.
Enete, A.
Brodie-Mends, O.
Oyetunji, E.
Determinants of mechanized cassava processing technology adoption in West Africa
title Determinants of mechanized cassava processing technology adoption in West Africa
title_full Determinants of mechanized cassava processing technology adoption in West Africa
title_fullStr Determinants of mechanized cassava processing technology adoption in West Africa
title_full_unstemmed Determinants of mechanized cassava processing technology adoption in West Africa
title_short Determinants of mechanized cassava processing technology adoption in West Africa
title_sort determinants of mechanized cassava processing technology adoption in west africa
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cassava
mechanized methods
technology
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/98628
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