A collaborative project of the Colombian Integrated Rural Development Program (DRI) and CIAT, aimed at establishing small agroindustrial firms to produce dry cassava on the Atlantic Coast of Colombia, is described. It began with the installation of a pilot plant for natural drying of cassava, wit...
Ospina, B.
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Gómez G., Guillermo G.
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Best, R.
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[Secado natural de yuca para la alimentacion animal: Una nueva agroindustria en Colombia]
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Secado natural de yuca para la alimentacion animal: Una nueva agroindustria en Colombia
Alonso, L.
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Viera, M.A.
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Best, R.
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[La investigacion en el secado artificial de yuca como apoyo al desarrollo agroindustrial de la Costa Atlantica de Colombia: Evaluacion de varias fuentes de calor]
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La investigacion en el secado artificial de yuca como apoyo al desarrollo agroindustrial de la Costa Atlantica de Colombia: Evaluacion de varias fuentes de calor
The 1st yr of operation (1983-84) of 6 cassava natural drying plants, established in some states of the Colombian Atlantic Coast as a result of the successful operation of the Betulia pilot plant (Sucre) established in 1981, is reported. Under the present production and commercialization conditio...
Best, R.
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[Plan piloto para el desarrollo agro-industrial del cultivo de la yuca en algunos departamentos de la Costa Atlantica de Colombia : Tercer informe junio 1983-junio 1984]
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Plan piloto para el desarrollo agro-industrial del cultivo de la yuca en algunos departamentos de la Costa Atlantica de Colombia : Tercer informe junio 1983-junio 1984
Alonso Alcalá, Lisímaco
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Ospina Patiño, Bernardo
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Best, R.
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[Secamiento de trozos de yuca en bandejas inclinadas]
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Secamiento de trozos de yuca en bandejas inclinadas
The identification, introduction and development of cassava drying technology has led to a more stable and wider cassava market in several important cassava growing regions in Latin America. In turn, this has been an incentive for small-scale cassava farmers to increase both cassava area and prod...
Best, R.
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Henry, Guy
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[Role of small-scale cassava drying plants in improving equitable rural economic growth and development]
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Role of small-scale cassava drying plants in improving equitable rural economic growth and development
Best, R.
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Sarria, H
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Ospina Patiño, Bernardo
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[Establishing the dry-cassava industry on the Atlantic Coast of Colombia]
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Establishing the dry-cassava industry on the Atlantic Coast of Colombia
The components and operation of a fixed layer cassava dryer coupled to a flat solar collector are described, and the results obtained when using this dryer in cassava drying trials are presented. The dryer operates from 07:00 to 19:00 h, with a flow of 106 cubic meters/min. The solar collector in...
Best, R.
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Alonso, L.
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[Evaluacion de un secador de capa fija acoplado a un colector solar plano]
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Evaluacion de un secador de capa fija acoplado a un colector solar plano