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The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), in partnership with African institutions, is testing a research for development (R4D) approach to develop cassava productivity and agro-industry to reduce poverty and hunger in Africa. During the research phase (1983–1995), agro-processi...


Abass, A.Bokanga, M.Dixon, A.Bramel-Cox, P.J.[Transiting cassava into an urban food and industrial commodity through agroprocessing and marketing driven approaches: lessons from Africa]Transiting cassava into an urban food and industrial commodity through agroprocessing and marketing driven approaches: lessons from Africa

Cassava is a significant food security and industrial crop, contributing as food, feed and industrial biomass in Africa, Asia and South America. Breeding efforts have led to the development of cassava variants having desirable traits such as increased root, flour, and starch yield, reduced toxici...


Ayetigbo, O.Latif, S.Abass, A.Müller, J.[Comparing characteristics of root, flour and starch of biofortified yellow-flesh and white-flesh cassava variants, and sustainability considerations: a review]Comparing characteristics of root, flour and starch of biofortified yellow-flesh and white-flesh cassava variants, and sustainability considerations: a review

Cassava plays important roles. It is a famine reserve crop, a staple food for the rural populace and a cash crop for urban consumption. It is a source of industrial raw materials and earns foreign exchange. Unfortunately, the past decades witnessed too much emphasis on the production components o...


Sanni, L.O.Abass, A.Dixon, A.Tarawali, G.Westby, Andrew[Sustainable approach for cassava processing in Africa]Sustainable approach for cassava processing in Africa

An assessment of post-harvest handling practices and food losses in a maize-based farming system in semi-arid areas of Central and Northern Tanzania was carried out in 2012. Seventeen crops were mostly cultivated by the farmers in the surveyed areas; maize (32%), sunflower (16%) and pigeon peas (...


Abass, A.Ndunguru, G.Mamiro, P.Alenkhe, B.Mlingi, N.Bekunda, Mateete A.[Postharvest food losses in a maizebased farming system of semiarid savannah area of Tanzania]Postharvest food losses in a maizebased farming system of semiarid savannah area of Tanzania

The study investigates the impact of adopting mechanized processing of cassava on farmers’ production efficiency in Uganda. A stochastic production function, using translog functional form, was used to compare efficiency measures of farmers in mechanized cassava-processing villages compared with ...


Abass, A.Amaza, P.Bachwenkizi, B.Wanda, K.Y.Agona, A.Cromme, N.[The impact of mechanized processing of cassava on farmers' production efficiency in Uganda]The impact of mechanized processing of cassava on farmers' production efficiency in Uganda

This study employed a choice model to examine the factors influencing the choice of post-harvest technologies in cassava starch processing, using a sample of five hundred and seventy (570) processors in the forest and guinea savanna zones of Nigeria. In addition, the profitability of various post...


Adejumo, O.Okoruwa, V.Abass, A.Salman, K.[Post-harvest technology change in cassava processing: a choice paradigm]Post-harvest technology change in cassava processing: a choice paradigm

Résumé La plupart des politiques agricoles au Nigeria ont pour objectif d’intégrer les petits agriculteurs dans l'économie de marché. Au cours de la dernière décennie, le Nigéria a connu un important apport de capitaux privés et publics dans la promotion des unités de transformation du manioc de ...


Abass, A.Olarinde, L.Okoruwa, V.Amaza, P.Awoyale, W.Alabi, T.Ndavi, M.[Drivers of technical efficiency in cassava processing in Nigeria: implications for a commercializing food sector]Drivers of technical efficiency in cassava processing in Nigeria: implications for a commercializing food sector

Abdoulaye, TahirouAbass, A.Maziya-Dixon, B.B.Tarawali, G.Okechukwu, R.U.Rusike, J.Alene, A.Manyong, Victor M.Ayedun, B.[Awareness and adoption of improved cassava varieties and processing technologies in Nigeria]Awareness and adoption of improved cassava varieties and processing technologies in Nigeria

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