Through a combination of conventional and new approaches, root and tuber improvement programs have developed improved cassava varieties that combine multiple pest and disease resistances with superior postharvest qualities, and improve the
yield potential by more than 50%. This new generation of ...
Okechukwu, R.U.
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James, B.
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Ntawuruhunga, Pheneas
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Mahungu, N.M.
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Boahen, S.
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Kanju, E.
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Osei-Sarfoh, A.
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[Distribution and potential impact of cassava variety spread by UPoCA]
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Distribution and potential impact of cassava variety spread by UPoCA
Eleven improved varieties project were multiplied in 2009 by primary producers associated with the USAID/ IITA project Unleashing the Power of Cassava in Africa in response to the Food Price Crisis (UPoCA) in seven States of Nigeria. In 2010, stems from these multiplication farms were distributed...
Okechukwu, R.U.
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Kehinde, I.A.
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Afolabi, C.
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James, B.
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Egesi, Chiedozie N.
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[Distribution of improved varieties of cassava and potential impact on root yield and disease reduction in Nigeria]
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Distribution of improved varieties of cassava and potential impact on root yield and disease reduction in Nigeria
Integrating the management of cassava pests into a strategy which meets the needs of individual farmers requires a conceptual framework for development and implementation. The Ecologically Sustainable Cassava Plant Protection (ESCaPP) project which began in 1993 in West Africa provides such a wor...
Yaninek, John S.
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James, B.
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Bieler, P.
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[Ecologically sustainable cassava plant protection (ESCaPP): a model for environmentally sound pest management in Africa]
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Ecologically sustainable cassava plant protection (ESCaPP): a model for environmentally sound pest management in Africa
Root rot pathogens were found through diagnostic surveys in all departments (regions) of Bénin, West Africa, to affect 86 to 100% and 96 to 100% of cassava fields during the dry and rainy seasons, respectively. Disease incidence in individual fields ranged between 0 and 53%, and averaged 16 to 27...
Msikita, W.
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Bissang, B.
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James, B.
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Baimey, H.
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Wilkinson, H.
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Ahounou, M.
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Fagbemissi, R.
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[Prevalence and severity of Nattrassia mangiferae root and stem pathogen of cassava in Benin]
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Prevalence and severity of Nattrassia mangiferae root and stem pathogen of cassava in Benin
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
James, B.
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Bramel-Cox, P.J.
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Lagnaoui, A.
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Erisgen, E.
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Asiabaka, C.C.
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[IPM contributions to the achievement of Millennium Development Goals of halving hunger and poverty]
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IPM contributions to the achievement of Millennium Development Goals of halving hunger and poverty
Root-knot nematode (RKN), Meloidogyne spp. is an economically important pest of the traditional leafy vegetable, Solanum macrocarpon L., in Benin. In the search for IPM options, the effect of 5, 20, 35 and 50 g of dried skin peels of cassava storage roots (CP) and orange fruits (OP) each on incid...
Loumedjinon, S.
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Godonou, I.
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Atcha-Ahowé, C.
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James, B.
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Baimey, H.
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Coyne, D.L.
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Ahanchédé, A.
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[Management of rootknot nematodes on Solanum macrocarpon using botanicals in Benin]
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Management of rootknot nematodes on Solanum macrocarpon using botanicals in Benin
In Sub-Saharan Africa, cassava is mainly grown by smallholder farmers who also process the storage roots into traditional food products. However, improper processing techniques combined with climate variability aggravate risks of health hazards caused by residual toxic cyanogens and mycotoxin con...
Abass, A.B.
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Missanga, M.
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Mosha, C.
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Mukuka, I.
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Ranaivoson, R.
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Bah, A.J.
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Fannah, S.
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James, B.
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Dziedzoave, N.T.
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Waithaka, M.
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Cromme, N.
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[Safeguarding good health of consumers: the opportunities and challenges of attaining quality compliance for processed cassava products in Africa]
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Safeguarding good health of consumers: the opportunities and challenges of attaining quality compliance for processed cassava products in Africa
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