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Siyeni, D.Mahungu, N.M.[National task forces for Malawi, Zambia, Angola, Tanzania and Democratic Republic of Congo on cassava]National task forces for Malawi, Zambia, Angola, Tanzania and Democratic Republic of Congo on cassava

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.Mahungu, N.M.Mhone, A.Moyo, C.Sandifolo, V.Nthonyiwa, A.Jumbo, S.[Use of high quality cassava flour by bakery industries in Malawi]Use of high quality cassava flour by bakery industries in Malawi

Cassava, a crop widely adapted in the tropics, has the important attribute of withstanding adverse environmental conditions better than do many other staple crops. The performance of an individual genotype, however, is influenced by the environment in which it grows. In Malawi, the heterogeneity ...


Mkumbira, J.Mahungu, N.M.Gullberg, U.[Grouping locations for efficient cassava evaluation in Malawi]Grouping locations for efficient cassava evaluation in Malawi

A countrywide survey on cassava constraints in D.R. Congo was initiated in 2002 and completed in 2004 with the aim of assessing the health status of cassava in various agro-ecological zones of the 11 provinces of the country. The survey permitted to update the list of diseases and pests that cont...


Tata-Hangy, K.W.Legg, J.P.Hanna, R.Toko, M.Lema, K.M.Dixon, A.Mahungu, N.M.[Incidence and distribution of cassava diseases and pests in the Democratic Republic of Congo]Incidence and distribution of cassava diseases and pests in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Cassava roots contain cyanogenic glucosides. Malawian farmers classify cultivars into two groups based on the perceived danger of eating raw roots that they associate with bitterness. In the vernacular, cultivars that produce roots with bitter taste are called vyakubaba (bitter), whereas those yi...


Chiwona-Karltun, L.Brimer, L.Kalenga Saka, J.D.Mhone, A.R.Mkumbira, J.Johansson, L.Bokanga, M.Mahungu, N.M.Rosling, H.[Bitter taste in cassava roots correlates with cyanogenic glucoside levels]Bitter taste in cassava roots correlates with cyanogenic glucoside levels

Cassava(Manihot esculenta), a root crop originating in Tropical America, has been called Africa’s food insurance but vital as that is, it has the potential to be much more. Already, cassava provides more than half of the dietary calories for over 200 million people in sub-Saharan Africa (about ha...


Dixon, Alfred G.O.Bandyopadhyay, RanajitCoyne, D.L.Ferguson, M.Ferris, R.S.B.Hanna, R.Hughes, J.Ingelbrecht, I.Legg, J.P.Mahungu, N.M.Manyong, Victor M.Mowbray, D.Neuenschwander, P.Whyte, J.Hartmann, P.Ortiz, R.[Cassava: from poor farmers crop to pacesetter of African rural development]Cassava: from poor farmers crop to pacesetter of African rural development

Parkes, E.Y.Kanju, E.Ntawuruhunga, PheneasMahungu, N.M.Aina, O.O.Moshood, B.Agbona, A.Akuwa, K.C.Bello, A.A.Olaosebikan, O.Ilona, P.Dixon, Alfred G.O.Kulakow, P.A.[Mainstreaming cassava biofortification in Africa: a contribution towards reducing malnutrition and hunger]Mainstreaming cassava biofortification in Africa: a contribution towards reducing malnutrition and hunger

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.Sandifolo, V.S.Dixon, A.Whyte, J.A.Mhone, A.Terri, J.M.Álvarez, M.N.Andrade, M.I.Kolign, S.Jumbo, S.Moyo, C.C.[Contribution of SARRNET to food security in the SADC region]Contribution of SARRNET to food security in the SADC region
Akoroda, M.O.Amegbeto, K.Asiedu, RobertAttey, A.N.Baah, F.Bakam, I.Bandyopadhyay, RanajitBoivin, M.Boons, P.Cornet, D.Coyne, D.L.David, S.Dixon, A.Dumet, D.Ezedinma, C.Gockowski, J.Goergen, Georg E.Gyamfi, I.Hanna, R.Halos-Kim, L.Hauser, S.Hughes, J.Kikuno, H.Kolesnikova-Allen, M.Legg, C.Legg, J.P.Lema, A.Lemchi, J.Lokko, Y.Makinde, K.Mahungu, N.M.Maroya, N.G.Maziya-Dixon, B.B.Mkumbira, J.Mva Mva, J.Mwangi, M.Nguimgo, B.Nielsen, O.Nkamleu, G.B.Nolte, C.Norgrove, L.Ogbe, F.Okafor, C.Okechukwu, R.Okoro, E.Patino, M.Sanni, L.O.Shiwachi, H.Ssemakula, G.N.Tarawali, G.Tenkouno, A.Tindo, M.Toko, M.Weise, S.F.Wendt, J.Yapo Assamoi, A.[Program E: Enhancing livelihoods in the humid and subhumid zones of West and Central Africa through profitable and sustainable intensification of diverse agricultural systems]Program E: Enhancing livelihoods in the humid and subhumid zones of West and Central Africa through profitable and sustainable intensification of diverse agricultural systems

The major constraints to stable production of cassava in Africa are diseases, insects, mites, weeds, soil and agronomic limitations and socio-economic factors. Of the economic diseases, African cassava mosaic, bacterial blight, and anthracnose are the most important. The green spider mite and cas...


Mahungu, N.M.Dixon, A.Kumbira, J.[Breeding cassava for multiple pest resistance in Africa]Breeding cassava for multiple pest resistance in Africa

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