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
From July 1984 to June 1985, 13 new drying plants were established on the Atlantic Coast of Colombia for a total of 20 plants. During the 1984-85 campaign, these plants processed 7158 t fresh cassava (total of 3006 t dry cassava), representing an increase of 217 percent over the previous campaign...
Best, R.
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Ospina, B.
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[El desarrollo agro-industrial del cultivo de la yuca en la Costa Atlantica de Colombia. Cuarto informe sobre el desarrollo de la agroindustria de yuca seca durante el periodo julio 1984-junio 1985]
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El desarrollo agro-industrial del cultivo de la yuca en la Costa Atlantica de Colombia. Cuarto informe sobre el desarrollo de la agroindustria de yuca seca durante el periodo julio 1984-junio 1985
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
Scott, Gregory J.
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Best, R.
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Rosegrant, Mark W.
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Bokanga, M.
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[Roots and tubers in the global food system: a vision statement to the year 2020]
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Roots and tubers in the global food system: a vision statement to the year 2020
The principal aspects that should be considered when constructing the min. infrastructure necessary for a cassava plant with a 500 m(2) drying surface and a capacity to dry 6 t/wk. are described in detail, in addition to the equipment (scales, chipper, and motor), and implements and tools (wheelb...
Ospina Patiño, Bernardo
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Best, R.
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[Manual for the construction and operation of a natural cassava drying plant]
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Manual for the construction and operation of a natural cassava drying plant