The historical view of cassava as “a poor man crop” in Africa has long limited efforts to fully exploit its commercial potential as raw material in the production of food, feed and industrial products. This situation is now changing, led by special projects which promote cassava-based agric busin...
Ntawuruhunga, Pheneas
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James, B.
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Sanni, L.O.
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Sandifolo, V.
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Tarawali, G.
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Okechukwu, R.U.
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Abass, A.
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[Inter-project linkages to create cassava enterprises for expanded markets and utilization]
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Inter-project linkages to create cassava enterprises for expanded markets and utilization
Ex ante evaluation of agricultural research for development projects has become important in recent years for priority setting, ex post impact assessment and learning about generalizability to other populations and contexts. We apply farm household and random utility modeling to baseline survey ...
Rusike, J.
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Jumbo, S.
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Ntawuruhunga, Pheneas
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Kawonga, J.M.
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James, B.
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Okechukwu, R.U.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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[Ex-ante evaluation of cassava research for development in Malawi: a farm household and random utility modeling approach]
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Ex-ante evaluation of cassava research for development in Malawi: a farm household and random utility modeling approach
Cassava has long been expected to play a key role in rural economic growth in Africa, but are we there yet? Although research partnerships have produced elite cassava varieties with 50% more yielding potential and demonstrated technologies to boost processing and marketing of cassava, the sub-sec...
James, B.
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Bramel-Cox, P.J.
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Witte, E.R.
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Asiedu, Robert
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Watson, D.
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Okechukwu, R.U.
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[Expanding the application of cassava value chain technologies through UPoCA project]
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Expanding the application of cassava value chain technologies through UPoCA project
The major mycotoxins studied at the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Re-search (CGIAR) institutes are aflatoxins in maize, groundnut, sorghum and cassava, Fusa-rium toxins in maize, wheat and sorghum, and ochratoxin in cocoa and cashew. Genetic en-hancement (both through plant bre...
Ortiz, R.
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Ban, T.
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Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit
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Bänziger, Marianne
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Bergvinson, David
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Hell, K.
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James, B.
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Jeffers, D.
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Kumar, L.
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Menkir, A.
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Murakami, J.
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Nigam, S.
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Upadhyaya, Hari D.
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Waliyar, F.
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[CGIAR researchfordevelopment program on mycotoxins]
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CGIAR researchfordevelopment program on mycotoxins
This guide has been produced by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and Institut National des Recherches Agricoles du Bénin (INRAB), Cotonou, Benin, with support from the CGIAR Systemwide Program on Integrated Pest Management (SP-IPM), to improve the quality and usefulness ...
Atcha-Ahowé, C.
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Baimey, H.
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Godonou, I.
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Goergen, Georg E.
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James, B.
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Sikirou, R.
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Toko, M.
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[Integrated pest management in vegetable production: a guide for extension workers in West Africa]
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Integrated pest management in vegetable production: a guide for extension workers in West Africa
Gari – a popular and increasingly marketable food in West Africa – is one of many food products that can be produced from fresh cassava roots. This practical guide focuses on building the capacity of smallholder farmers and food processors to produce gari as a profitable business. Easy to follow,...
James, B.
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Okechukwu, R.U.
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Abass, A.
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Fannah, S.
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Maziya-Dixon, B.B.
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Sanni, L.O.
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Osei-Sarfoh, A.
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Fomba, S.
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Lukombo, S.
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[Producing Gari from Cassava: An illustrated guide for smallholder cassava processors]
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Producing Gari from Cassava: An illustrated guide for smallholder cassava processors
Le gari, aliment de plus en plus apprécié et commercialisable en Afrique de l’Ouest, est produit à partir des racines fraîches de manioc. Ce guide pratique porte sur la capacité des petits agriculteurs et des sous-traitants à produire du gari de manière rentable. Facile à suivre, il décrit à l’ai...
James, B.
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Okechukwu, R.U.
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Abass, A.
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Fannah, S.
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Maziya-Dixon, B.B.
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Sanni, L.O.
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Osei-Sarfoh, A.
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Fomba, S.
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Lukombo, S.
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[Production du gari à partir du manioc. Guide illustré à l’intention des transformateurs de manioc à petite échelle]
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Production du gari à partir du manioc. Guide illustré à l’intention des transformateurs de manioc à petite échelle
A survey of the mite fauna associated with Amaranthus cruentus L. (amaranth), Solanum macrocarpon L. (Gboma) and S. aethiopicum L. (African eggplant), three major indigenous vegetables produced in Benin, was carried out from August to October 2004 both at IITA-Benin station and on a vegetable far...
Un inventaire de la faune des acariens associes a Amaral1.thus cruentus L. (amarante), Solanum macrocarpon L. (Gboma), et SoLanum aethiopicwn L. (aubergin fricaine), h•ois principaux legumes indigenes cultives au Benin, a ete entrepris d'aout a octobre 2004 sur la Station de IITA Benin et sur Ie ...
Adango, E.
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Onzo, A.
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Hanna, R.
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Atachi, P.
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James, B.
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[Inventaire de la faune des acariens sur Amaranthus cruentus L. (Amaranthaceae); Solanum macrocarpon L. et Solanum aethiopicum L. (Solanaceae) dans le SudBenin]
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Inventaire de la faune des acariens sur Amaranthus cruentus L. (Amaranthaceae); Solanum macrocarpon L. et Solanum aethiopicum L. (Solanaceae) dans le SudBenin