Cassava is an important root crop in Malawi. It is the second most important food crop after maize. It is grown throughout the country as a food security crop, sack/cash crop, and as a staple food crop along the Lake Malawi. Is is a staple for over 39 % of the country’s population. Farmers ...
Gondwe, F.M.T.
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Mahungu, N.M.
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Hillocks, R.J.
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Raya, M.D.
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Moyo, C.C.
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Soko, M.M.
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Chipungu, F.P.
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Benesi, I.R.M.
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[Economic losses experienced by smallscale farmers in Malawi due to cassava brown streak virus disease]
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Economic losses experienced by smallscale farmers in Malawi due to cassava brown streak virus disease
Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) and sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas Lam) are important food and cash crops in Malawi. However, key information regarding varieties grown, sources of planting materials, post-harvest handling, utilisation and tuber yields is lacking. A study was, therefore, conducte...
Le manioc (Manihot esculenta Crantz) et la patate douce (Ipomoea batatas Lam) sont des importants aliments et plantes génératrices de ressources en Malawi. Cependant, l\'information clé concernant les variétés plantées, les sources de matériels de plantation, les manœuvres post-récoltes, l\'utili...