In an effort to improve rural farmer’s livelihood, many initiatives have been initiated in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to link cassava farmers to markets. Several models have been used including use of leading entrepreneurs, targeting farmers’ associations/groups, conducting industrial tests to sens...
Mahungu, N.M.
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Jumbo, S.
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Sandifolo, V.
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Howard, D.
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Mhone, A.
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Nthonyiwa, A.
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Rusike, J.
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[Linking farmers to markets: opportunities and challenges for cassava farmers in Malawi]
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Linking farmers to markets: opportunities and challenges for cassava farmers in Malawi
Mhone, A.
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Sandifolo, V.
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Jumbo, S.
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Mwale, C.
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Gondwe, F.M.T.
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Moyo, C.
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Mahungu, N.M.
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[Chitipi farms in Malawi: a success story of cassava in the state sector]
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Chitipi farms in Malawi: a success story of cassava in the state sector
Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is an important root crop in Malawi and in sub-Saharan Africa. In Malawi, cassava has been produced mainly for household consumption as staple diet in most parts of the northern and southern regions, and as a snack and substitute to bread amongst most households...
Siyeni, D.
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Mahungu, N.M.
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Mhone, A.
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Moyo, C.
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Sandifolo, V.
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Nthonyiwa, A.
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Jumbo, S.
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[Use of high quality cassava flour by bakery industries in Malawi]
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Use of high quality cassava flour by bakery industries in Malawi
Jumbo, S.
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Ntawuruhunga, Pheneas
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Moyo, C.
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Nthonyiwa, A.
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Chisusu, G.
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[Unleashing the power of cassava in response to the food price crisis in Africa (UPoCA): Malawi conducts training of trainers workshops to boost cassava production and farm gate processing]
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Unleashing the power of cassava in response to the food price crisis in Africa (UPoCA): Malawi conducts training of trainers workshops to boost cassava production and farm gate processing
The Southern Africa Root Crops Research Netwrok (SARRNET), in collaboration with national research programmes in Southern Africa Development Community (SADC ) have made considerable impact in the SADC region in terms of promoting cassava (Manihot esculenta) and sweetpotato (Ipomea batatus) produc...
Le réseau de recherche du sud de l'Afrique en racines des plantes (SARRNET), en collaboration avec les programmes de recherche national des communautés de développement du sud de l'Afrique (SADC) ont rapporté des impacts considérables dans la région du SADC en termes de promotion de production de...
Mahungu, N.M.
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Sandifolo, V.S.
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Dixon, A.
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Whyte, J.A.
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Mhone, A.
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Terri, J.M.
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Álvarez, M.N.
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Andrade, M.I.
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Kolign, S.
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Jumbo, S.
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Moyo, C.C.
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[Contribution of SARRNET to food security in the SADC region]
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Contribution of SARRNET to food security in the SADC region
Whereas the global economy has from time immemorial depended on fossil fuels, technological innovations are steadily paving ways to relieve pressure from the dwindling resources and combat the environmental consequences that come along with oil extraction and use. Production and use of bio-fuels ...
Kambewa, E.
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Mudimu, G.D.
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Jumbo, S.
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Mahungu, N.M.
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Tafadzwa, E.
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Nyanzunda, T.E.
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Whingwiri, E.
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[Competitiveness of cassava-based ethanol production in Southern Africa: a case of Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa and Zambia]
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Competitiveness of cassava-based ethanol production in Southern Africa: a case of Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa and Zambia
A cassava pulverizer was fabricated and tested for starch extraction from cassava at Masinda Cassava Starch Cooperative Society in Malawi. When tested, the pulverizer increased the starch extraction percentage from cassava by 16.9% as compared to grating only and it showed that these results were...
Nthoyiwa, A.
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Hesse, H.
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Makutu, L.
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Mahungu, N.M.
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Mkumbira, J.
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Mhone, A.
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Moyo, C.
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Sandifolo, V.
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Jumbo, S.
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[Fabrication and testing of the pulverizer for starch extraction from cassava in Malawi]
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Fabrication and testing of the pulverizer for starch extraction from cassava in Malawi
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
This paper measures the economic impacts of IITA/SARRNET led cassava improvement research in Malawi and Zambia over the period 1990-2008. The data come from sample household surveys, expert opinion surveys, and a series of cassava improvement experiments conducted in the two countries. Past inves...
Alene, Arega D.
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Khataza, R.
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Ntawuruhunga, Pheneas
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Mahungu, N.M.
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Jumbo, S.
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[Economic impacts of cassava improvement in Malawi and Zambia]
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Economic impacts of cassava improvement in Malawi and Zambia
A trial was conducted in 2008/09 at Chitedze (31o 59' S; 33o 38' E) and Chitala (13o 40' S; 34o 15' E) Research stations in Malawi to evaluate commercially available pre-emergent herbicides for weed control in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz). Four herbicides, Bullet (chloroacetanilide, dimetha...
Moyo, C.C.
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Jumbo, S.
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Mahungu, N.M.
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Benesi, I.R.M.
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Ntawuruhunga, Pheneas
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Sandifolo, V.S.
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[Evaluation of commercially available herbicides for weed control in cassava]
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Evaluation of commercially available herbicides for weed control in cassava