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
Financial and human resources for national and international cassava R and D have traditionally been a scarce good. In order to optimize the return on research investment, cassava R and D needs to be well focused, generating appropriate technology components to maximize adoption and subsequent im...
Henry, Guy
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Best, R.
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[Strategic cassava R and D planning activities to maximize future impact]
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Strategic cassava R and D planning activities to maximize future impact
The Cassava Biotechnology Network (CBN) was formed in response to the need for a forum to discuss cassava biotechnology issues and to foster cassava biotechnology research on priority subjects. In CBN, the experience and efforts of many different organizations and countries are pulled together to...
Thro, Ann Marie
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Roca, William M.
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Henry, Guy
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[The Cassava Biotechnology Network (CBN) and cassava biotechnology research]
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The Cassava Biotechnology Network (CBN) and cassava biotechnology research
Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, ClAT`s 12 year experience in developing the Integrated Cassava Research and Development Project (ICRDP) approach and methodology, is discussed in this paper. The origin, justification, methodology, results and lessons learned from this approach are pr...
Ospina Patiño, Bernardo
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Poats, SV
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Henry, Guy
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[Integrated cassava research and development projects in Colombia, Ecuador and Brazil : an overview of CIAT`s experiences]
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Integrated cassava research and development projects in Colombia, Ecuador and Brazil : an overview of CIAT`s experiences
An attempt is made to identify and analyze cassava technology adoption constraints (multiplication, var. diffusion, institutional, political, structural) and to describe an integrated research strategy that leads toward a more successful impact. Issues that should be considered in the research ag...
Henry, Guy
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[Adoption of cassava technologies: Constraints, strategies and impact]
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Adoption of cassava technologies: Constraints, strategies and impact