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
A pilot-scale through circulation drier, using solar heated air, has been developed for drying cassava chips. The design of the drier system, which includes a bottom ventilated drying bin, centrifugal fan, and solar collector, is described. In the evaluation trials the variables studied were drie...
Best, R.
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Alonso, L.
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[The development of a through circulation solar heated air drier for cassava chips]
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The development of a through circulation solar heated air drier for cassava chips
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
Research work carried out at the commercial plant level and at the exptl. level to improve the design and utility of the Thai-type cassava chipper is described. The evaluation of 3 other types of cassava chipper (Malaysian, Colombian, and Brazilian) is presented; they are compared in terms of the...
Best, R.
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Alonso, L.
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León G, A.
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[Procesamiento de la yuca para pequenos productores: Adaptacion y mejoramiento de una maquina picadora de yuca para el uso de cooperativas de agricultores]
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Procesamiento de la yuca para pequenos productores: Adaptacion y mejoramiento de una maquina picadora de yuca para el uso de cooperativas de agricultores
Since product development according to consumer-defined specifications constitutes a key to success for integrated cassava products, the process for generating and selecting concepts for new products and turning them into successful commodities are described. New products also cover traditional c...
Puesto que el desarrollo de productos segun especificaciones definidas por el consumidor constituye una clave para el exito de los proyectos integrados de yuca, se describe el proceso seguido para generar y seleccionar conceptos para productos nuevos y transformarlos en productos basicos exitosos...
Technical and administrative aspects of the cassava natural drying project on the Atlantic Coast of Colombia and its process of development are reviewed. The project, now in its 10th yr, has undergone 3 phases: the exptl. phase 1981 (building of natural drying plant, adapting of processing techno...
Se revisaron aspectos tecnicos y administrativos del proyecto de secamiento natural de la yuca en la Costa Atlantica de Colombia y su proceso de desarrollo. El proyecto, que se encuentra en su decimo ano, ha pasado por 3 fases: la fase exptl. 1981 (construccion de la planta de secamiento natural,...
Best, R.
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Sarria, H.
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Ospina, B.
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[El establecimiento de la industria de yuca seca en la Costa Atlantica de Colombia]
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El establecimiento de la industria de yuca seca en la Costa Atlantica de Colombia
The process of cassava drying using a natural, low cost system applicable on the on-farm level is described in detail. This system allows cassava to be stored for long periods to be used in preparing balanced feed rations in substitution of sorghum and other cereals. The process is simple and can...
Ospina Patiño, Bernardo
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Gómez G., Guillermo G.
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Best, R.
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[El secado de la yuca para la alimentacion animal]
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El secado de la yuca para la alimentacion animal
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
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