This paper, based on a socio-economic survey, investigates the productivity of compound plantain production and constraints to large scale production on the basis of the compound production method. The paper shows that production under the compound system results in nearly four times as much yiel...
Nweke, F.
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Njoku, J.
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Wilson, G.
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[Productivity and limitations of plantain (Musa spp. cv AAB) production in compound gardens in southeastern Nigeria]
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Productivity and limitations of plantain (Musa spp. cv AAB) production in compound gardens in southeastern Nigeria
Nweke, F.
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Lynam, J.
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Prudencio, C.
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[Status of data on cassava in major producing countries of Africa: Cameroon, Cote d lvoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zaire]
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Status of data on cassava in major producing countries of Africa: Cameroon, Cote d lvoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zaire
Nweke, F.
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Lynam, J.
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Prudencio, C.
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[Methodologies and data requirements for cassava systems study in Africa: COSCA working paper, No. 4]
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Methodologies and data requirements for cassava systems study in Africa: COSCA working paper, No. 4
Cassava was planted widely for sale; although tree crop production was the main source of cash income in the cassava-producing area, among food crops, cassava production was a source of cash income for the largest number of households. Cassava was the most important crop in the area studied, both...
Nweke, F.
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Ngoram, K.
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Dixon, A.
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Ugwu, B.
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Ajobo, O.
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[Cassava production and processing in Cote dIvoire: COSCA working paper, No. 23]
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Cassava production and processing in Cote dIvoire: COSCA working paper, No. 23
Several cassava genotypes were observed although there were few bred varieties. The wide diversity in the cassava landraces was a consequence of the action of the farmers in continuously abandoning and introducing cultivars into their system as they tried to select those cultivars that met their ...
Nweke, F.
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Kapinga, R.
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Dixon, A.
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Ugwu, B.
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Ajobo, O.
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Asadu, C.
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[Production prospects for cassava in Tanzania: COSCA working paper, No. 16]
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Production prospects for cassava in Tanzania: COSCA working paper, No. 16
Nweke, F.
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Enete, A.
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[Gender surprises in food production, processing, and marketing with emphasis on cassava in Africa]
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Gender surprises in food production, processing, and marketing with emphasis on cassava in Africa
Manihot esculenta.This paper which is based on information collected as part of Collaborative Study of Cassava in Africa (COSCA) provides information on cassava genotypes cultivated in sub-Saharan Africa. It shows that there is a high degree of turnover in the cassava genotypes cultivated. Farmer...
Nweke, F.
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Dixon, A.
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Asiedu, Robert
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Folayan, S.A.
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[Attributes of cassava varieties desired by farmers in subSaharan Africa]
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Attributes of cassava varieties desired by farmers in subSaharan Africa