Based on experiences in the Cassava: Adding Value for Africa (C:AVA) project, this paper examines emerging issues and lessons for adding value to cassava, one of Africa's widely cultivated staples in ways that contribute to the global market
environment as well as bring benefits to small holders ...
Adebayo, K.
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Abayomi, L.
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Alacho, O.F.
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Dziedzoave, N.T.
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Forsythe, L.
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Graffham, A.J.
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Ilona, P.
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Kleih, U.K.
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Lamboll, R.I.
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Mahende, G.
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Martin, A.M.
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Onumah, G.E.
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Posthumus, H.
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Hillocks, R.J.
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Sanni, L.O.
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Sandifolo, V.
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Sergeant, A.
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Westby, Andrew
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[Adding value to Africa's cassava in a global environment]
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Adding value to Africa's cassava in a global environment
Cassava is a dominant component in crop mixtures in South-Eastern Nigeria. It is a preferred food security crop among smallholder farmers, because it can tolerate drought, low soil fertility and its production requires minimum external inputs. Various constraints have been shown to affect the wid...
Udensi, U.E.
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Tarawali, G.
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Favour, E.U.
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Asumugha, G.N.
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Ezedinma, C.
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Okoye, B.C.
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Okarter, C.
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Ilona, P.
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Okechukwu, R.U.
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Dixon, A.
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[Adoption of selected improved cassava varieties among smallholder farmers in SouthEastern Nigeria]
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Adoption of selected improved cassava varieties among smallholder farmers in SouthEastern Nigeria
The initiative of cassava value chain in West Africa has provided sustainable opportunity for transferring best bet agronomic, processing and marketing practices to less privileged small holder enterprises in Nigeria, Benin and Sierra Leone. This project which started 2008, sponsored by Common Fu...
Sanni, L.O.
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Onadipe, O.O.
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Alenkhe, E.B.
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Ilona, P.
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Davis-Mussagy, M.
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Dixon, Alfred G.O.
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[Cassava value chain development in West Africa: success stories]
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Cassava value chain development in West Africa: success stories
Based on the premise that smallholders often get excludedas markets become more commercial, this paper draws lessons from the Cassava: Adding Value for Africa (C:AVA) Project by exploring the main issues and challenges facing extension service partners in five African cou...
Adebayo, K.
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Abayomi, L.
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Abass, A.
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Dziedzoave, N.T.
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Forsythe, L.
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Hillocks, R.J.
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Gensi, R.
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Gibson, R.
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Graffham, A.J.
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Ilona, P.
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Kleih, U.K.
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Lamboll, R.I.
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Mahende, G.
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Martin, A.M.
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Onumah, G.E.
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Orr, A.W.
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Posthumus, H.
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Sanni, L.O.
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Sandifolo, V.
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Westby, Andrew
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[Sustainable inclusion of smallholders in the emerging high quality cassava flour value chains in Africa: challenges for agricultural extension services]
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Sustainable inclusion of smallholders in the emerging high quality cassava flour value chains in Africa: challenges for agricultural extension services
Background:
The impact of cassava value chain development has not just been to expand utilization of the crop but also to improve livelihood of the key players especially in the rural sector. This duo benefit is usually achieved through enhanced productivity and capacities of the key players invo...
Onadipe, O.O.
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Sanni, L.O.
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Alenkhe, E.B.
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Ilona, P.
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[Livelihood enhancement from cassava enterprise: building experience from Benin Republic]
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Livelihood enhancement from cassava enterprise: building experience from Benin Republic
The cassava value chain development approach was put into use in the last one year to transform the cassava productivity in some selected states of Nigeria by creating linkages between sustainable supply of raw materials and the large scale cassava
processors. In this market-led model, farmers ar...
Tarawali, G.
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Iyangbe, C.
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Ilona, P.
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Udensi, U.
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Asumugha, G.N.
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[Increasing cassava productivity in Nigeria: the commodity value chain development approach]
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Increasing cassava productivity in Nigeria: the commodity value chain development approach