An assessment of four pilot processing centers in Tanzania, established for processing cassava to high quality cassava flour, chips and starch based on IITA technologies was carried out from 2003 to 2005. We followed the value chain analysis approach, looking in detail at processing efficiency an...
Abass, A.
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Abele, S.
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Mlingi, N.
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Rweyendela, V.
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Ndunguru, G.
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[An assessment of the potential efficiency and profitability of valueaddition and marketing innovations involving smallholder farmers under a pilot system in Tanzania]
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An assessment of the potential efficiency and profitability of valueaddition and marketing innovations involving smallholder farmers under a pilot system in Tanzania
The distribution of contaminated planting material (suckers) remains a major cause of spread of pests and diseases in banana. A traditional subsistence staple in East Africa, banana is becoming increasingly a commercialized commodity in the region. Essential for effective commercialization of thi...
Bauer, V.
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Burkart, Stefan
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Abele, S.
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Kahangi, E.
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Dubois, T.
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Coyne, D.L.
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Hoffmann, V.
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[Financing, handling, hardening and marketing of tissue culturederived planting material through nurseries: the case of banana and plantain in Kenya, Uganda and Burundi]
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Financing, handling, hardening and marketing of tissue culturederived planting material through nurseries: the case of banana and plantain in Kenya, Uganda and Burundi
Banana (Musa spp.) is the most important food crop in Uganda, and it is also the most important income source for the majority of the Ugandan farmers, especially in the Western Ugandan Regions. Besides pests, diseases and declining soil fertility, marketing seems to be a major constraint to produ...
Kiiza, B.
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Abele, S.
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Kalyebara, R.
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[Market opportunities for Ugandan banana products: national, regional, and global perspectives]
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Market opportunities for Ugandan banana products: national, regional, and global perspectives
Alene, A.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Abele, S.
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Sanogo, D.
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[Assessing the impact of agricultural research on rural livelihoods: achievements, gaps, and options]
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Assessing the impact of agricultural research on rural livelihoods: achievements, gaps, and options
In 1996, Cassava Mosaic Disease in Western Kenya depressed productivity and de-stabilized markets. The study assesses the effectiveness of breeding and disseminating CMD-resistant varieties in western Kenya by determining the extent of adoption and impact on farmers' income of the new varieties v...
Abele, S.
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Twine, Edgar E.
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Ntawuruhunga, Pheneas
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Tenywa, J.S.
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Nampala, P.
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Okori, P.
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Kyamuhangire, W.
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Adipala, E.
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Tusiome, G.
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Odendo, M.
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Obiero, H.
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Odenya, J.
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[Effectiveness of breeding and disseminating CMDresistant cassava varieties in western Kenya]
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Effectiveness of breeding and disseminating CMDresistant cassava varieties in western Kenya
In 1996, Cassava Mosaic Disease in Western Kenya depressed productivity and de-stabilized markets. The study assesses the effectiveness of breeding and disseminating CMD-resistant varieties in westernKenya by determining the extent of adoption and impact on farmers' income of the new varieties vi...
Abele, S.
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Twine, Edgar E.
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Ntawuruhunga, Pheneas
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Tenywa, J.S.
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Nampala, P.
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Okori, P.
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Kyamuhangire, W.
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Adipala, E.
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Tusiome, G.
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Odendo, M.
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Obiero, H.
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Odenya, J.
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[Effectiveness of breeding and disseminating CMDresistant cassava varieties in western Kenya]
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Effectiveness of breeding and disseminating CMDresistant cassava varieties in western Kenya
Subsistence agriculture is probably the least understood and the most neglected type of agriculture. In a globalised, market-driven world, it remains at the same time a myth and a marginal phenomenon. CONTENTS: Subsistence Agriculture in Development: Its Role in Processes of Structural Change; Fr...
Abele, S.
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Frohberg, K.
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[Subsistence agriculture in Central and Eastern Europe; how to break the vicious circle?: studies on the agricultural and food sector in Central and Eastern Europe]
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Subsistence agriculture in Central and Eastern Europe; how to break the vicious circle?: studies on the agricultural and food sector in Central and Eastern Europe