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In Guyana, cassava is the most important root crop; root crops occupy the 5th place of importance in national food crop production. The main cropping systems used by the farmers in the different regions of the country are described. More than 1 crop is planted to reduce risks; in the Pomeroon reg...

En Guyana, la yuca es el cultivo de raices mas importante; estos cultivos ocupan el quinto lugar de importancia en el contexto de la produccion nacional. Se describen los principales sistemas de cultivo empleados por los agricultores en las diferentes regiones del pais. Generalmente se siembra ma...

The supply and demand of cassava, yam, sweet potato, cocoyam, and potato in the Dominican Republic are analyzed; cultivated land characteristics and availability, farmers' socioeconomic profile, cropping systems, yields, production costs and constraints, and required labor are indicated. Cassava ...

Se analizan la oferta y la demanda de yuca, name, batata, ocumo y papa en la Republica Dominicana; se indican las caracteristicas y la disponibilidad de tierra cultivada, las caracteristicas socioeconomicas de los agricultores, sistemas de cultivo, rendimientos, costos y limitaciones de produccio...

The 4 main starchy root crops grown in Nevis (sweet potato, yam, cocoyam, and cassava) are described regarding production, wholesale and retail prices, and domestic and external demand. Cassava is grown on a small scale, almost exclusively for home use. It is planted as an alternative to leaving ...

Se describen los 4 principales cultivos de raices amilaceas de Nevis (batata, name, ocumo y yuca) en cuanto a produccion, precios al por mayor y al detal, y demanda tanto local como externa. La yuca se cultiva en pequena escala, casi exclusivamente para consumo domestico. Se siembra como una alte...

The situation of root and tuber crops in Montserrat is presented. The main cropping systems, available land, socioeconomic factors, production levels, productivity, imports, and price structure and markets are discussed. Cassava is almost unknown in Montserrat; it is specifically grown for proces...

Se presenta la situacion de los cultivos de raices y tuberculos en Montserrat. Se discuten los principales sistemas de cultivo, las tierras disponibles, los factores socioeconomicos, los niveles de produccion, la productividad, las importaciones y la estructura de precios y mercados. La yuca es p...

An analysis is made of both the land available for 6 root crops- -Colocasia esculenta, Xanthosoma sagittifolium, yam, sweet potato, cassava, and white potato--and the land potential for crop expansion, estimated to be 50 percent over the next 4 yr. Farm characteristics and cropping systems involv...

Se hace un analisis tanto de la tierra que hay disponible para 6 cultivos de raices -- Colocasia esculenta, Xanthosoma sagittifolium, name, batata, yuca y patata irlandesa -- como del potencial de tierra para la expansion de esos cultivos que se calcula en un 50 por ciento durante los proximos 4 ...

In Thailand cassava is produced mainly for export. The Thai cassava industry was based on starch export until the 60s when West Germany began to use CSW for animal feed. As this was a by-product of starch manufacturing, shortages resulted, leading to the market for CM. Chips became the dominant e...

En Tailandia la yuca se produce principalmente para exportacion. La industria yuquera tailandesa se baso en la exportacion de almidon hasta la decada de los 60 cuando Alemania Occidental comenzo a utilizar los residuos de almidon de yuca en alimentos para animales. Debido a que este era un subpro...

This analysis of global and Asian markets looks at protectionism and substitution (decline in starch trade, rise in trade of cassava feedstuffs) and the Asian regional market for cassava feedstuffs. The degree of substitution between cassava and grains has increased measurably during the postwar ...

Este analisis de los mercados mundiales y asiaticos contempla las politicas de proteccionismo y sustitucion (reduccion en la comercializacion del almidon y aumento en la comercializacion de los concentrados a base de yuca), en particular, y el mercado regional asiatico para alimentos para animale...

The importance and production of root crops in 17 Caribbean countries are analyzed. Statistical data on the production and per capita production of the following root crops are given: yam, cassava, sweet potato, taro, cocoyam, and potato. Cassava is the major root crop grown (734,000 t in 1982-83...

Se analizan la importancia y produccion de los cultivos de raices en 17 paises caribenos. Se presentan datos estadisticos de produccion y produccion per capita para los principales cultivos: name, yuca, batata, malangay, ocumo y papa. La yuca es el cultivo de mayor produccion (734,000 t en 1982-8...

The var. of Colocasia esculenta var. antiquorum, taro, cocoyam, sweet potato, and yam cultivated in St. Vincent are described in detail, and the availability of land and potential expansion, farm characteristics, cropping systems, internal and external demand, and market systems are indicated. A ...

Se describen en detalle las var. de Colocasia esculenta var. antiquorum, malangay, name, ocumo y batata que se cultivan en San Vicente, y se indican la disponibilidad de tierras y el potencial de expansion, las caracteristicas de las fincas productoras, los sistemas de cultivo, la demanda interna...

The supply and demand of root and tuber crops and their products in Trinidad and Tobago are analyzed; in this country, cassava and Colocasia esculenta var. esculenta are the main root crops grown. Aspects covered are characteristics of cultivated land, cropping systems, yields, socioeconomic prof...

Se analizan la oferta y demanda de cultivos de raices y tuberculos y sus productos en Trinidad y Tobago, donde la yuca y Colocasia esculenta var. esculenta son los principales. Se tratan aspectos sobre caracteristicas de la tierra sembrada, sistemas de cultivo, rendimientos, perfil socioeconomico...