The agricultural economy of Malaysia has traditionally been export-oriented. Cassava was the 1st of the export crops, established in the 1850s. Malaysia is a land-surplus, labor-scarce economy; thus cassava was planted in a shifting cultivation system giving it the image of a soil-depleting crop....
La economia agricola de Malaysia se ha orientado tradicionalmente hacia la exportacion. La yuca, uno de los primeros cultivos de exportacion, se establecio en la decada de 1850. Malaysia posee una economia con exceso de tierras y escasez de mano de obra; por tanto, como la yuca se producia en sis...
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[Malaysia: Cassava vs. tree crops in the competition for land]
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Malaysia: Cassava vs. tree crops in the competition for land
The long-term objective of the economics section of the Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical is to analyze the potential impact of improved cassava technology in Latin America. On-farm trials conducted in Media Luna (Magdalena) and Mondomo (Cauca) are described as well as cassava/maize in...
El objetivo a largo plazo de la seccion de economia del Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical es analizar el impacto potencial de la tecnologia en yuca en America Latina. Se describen los ensayos realizados a nivel de finca en Media Luna (Magdalena) y en Mondomo (Cauca), asi como tambien l...
The long-term objective of the economics section of the Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical is to analyze the potential impact of improved cassava technology in Latin America. On-farm trials conducted in Media Luna (Magdalena) and Mondomo (Cauca) are described as well as cassava/maize in...
El objetivo a largo plazo de la seccion de economia del Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical es analizar el impacto potencial de la tecnologia en yuca en America Latina. Se describen los ensayos realizados a nivel de finca en Media Luna (Magdalena) y en Mondomo (Cauca), asi como tambien l...
Indonesia is the premier example of a well-integrated cassava economy, where the multiuse characteristics of the crop are fully exploited. Av. yields range from 2.3 to 19.5 t/ha, depending on cropping system and, above all, land type. The 5 major cassava- producing zones are characterized. Cassav...
Indonesia es el principal ejemplo de una economia de yuca bien integrada, donde las caracteristicas de uso multiple del cultivo se explotan ampliamente. Los rendimientos prom. fluctuan entre 2.3 y 19.5 t/ha, dependiendo del sistema de cultivo y sobre todo del tipo de tierra. Se caracterizan las 5...
A general description is given of cassava. Data deal with geographical distribution, production, yields and nutritional value, varietal improvement, agronomic practices, diseases and pests. Research activities in cassava are also described. (CIAT)
Se presenta una descripcion general de la yuca. Los datos tratan distribucion geografica, produccion, rendimientos y valor nutricional, mejoramiento var., practicas agronomicas, enfermedades y plagas. Tambien se incluyen actividades de investigacion en yuca. (CIAT)
Research activities related to biotechnology in cassava are indicated. A solid basis has been worked out for a upcoming project of the molecular mapping of the cassava genome. A basic set of polymorphic markers from cassava genomic libraries has been selected; the generation of the linkage map us...
Se indican las actividades de investigacion relacionadas con biotecnologia en yuca. Existe una base solida para un proyecto futuro de elaboracion de mapas moleculares del genoma de yuca. Se ha seleccionado un grupo basico de marcadores polimorfos de bancos genomicos de yuca; el siguiente paso es ...
The strategies and projections of CIAT's cassava program for the period 1986-90 are described and analyzed in detail. Background information is given on the crop including its characteristics and end uses (fresh cassava for foodstuffs, both traditional and innovative dry cassava products). A comp...
Se describen y analizan en detalle las estrategias y proyecciones del programa de yuca del CIAT para el periodo 1986-90. Se hace un marco de presentacion del cultivo que incluye sus caracteristicas y sus usos finales (yuca fresca para alimentacion humana, productos de yuca seca tradicionales y ot...
Price and trade, credit, research, and extension policies and their impact on agriculture in Peru are analyzed. The status of cassava consumption, production, and distribution is reviewed to determine potential and projected demand. Time series data and results of a household survey conducted by ...
Se analizan las politicas de precios y comercio, credito, investigacion y extension y su impacto en la agricultura peruana. Se revisa el estado del consumo, la produccion y la distribucion de yuca para determinar la demanda potencial y la esperada. Se utilizaron datos de estudios en serie a inter...
A brief analysis is made of price, commercialization, credit, research, and extension policies and their impact on agriculture in Colombia. The present status of cassava consumption, production, and distribution is then reviewed in order to determine potential and projected demand. Both time seri...
Se hace un breve analisis de las politicas de precios, comercializacion, credito, investigacion y extension y su impacto en la agricultura colombiana. Luego se revisa el estado actual del consumo, la produccion y la distribucion de la yuca para determinar tanto la demanda potencial como la proyec...
