In Malaysia, the processing of sago starch predates that of cassava, having been established before 1416. With its introduction, cassava, which is a much shorter term crop, quickly replaced sago palm as the preferred raw material among starch processors. Hence, except for a small amount serving t...
Tan, Swee Lian
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Idris, Khatijah
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[Present situation and future potential of cassava in Malaysia]
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Present situation and future potential of cassava in Malaysia
The factors affecting the quality of cassava roots were studied: var. and age of the plant; DM, starch, and sugar contents in the roots; cyanide contents in leaves and roots. Roots of bitter var. CMC-84 showed higher DM contents than those of sweet var. CMC- 40. Total and reducing sugar contents ...
Se estudiaron los factores que afectan la calidad de las raices como: var.; edad de la planta; contenidos de MS, almidon y azucares en la raiz; y contenidos de cianuro en hojas y raices. Las raices de la var. amarga CMC-84 presentaron mayor contenido de MS que la var. dulce CMC-40. Los contenidos...
Background information is given on the Paraguayan cassava project, which aims at increasing cassava production and productivity through the use of improved technology while improving the living standards of cassava growers in Caaguazu and Paraguari. Different information retrieval procedures were...
Se dan los antecedentes del proyecto de yuca en Paraguay, el cual esta orientado hacia el aumento de la produccion y productividad de la yuca mediante el uso de tecnologia mejorada, al mismo tiempo que mejora las condiciones de vida de los cultivadores de yuca en Caaguazu y Paraguari. Se usaron d...
In most parts of the Philippines, root crops have evolved from being mainly a source of energy-rich human food to a key commercial crop with high-value and marketable products in the form of flour and grates. Economic analysis indicates that cassava flour could be competitive, both in price and q...
Loreto, Alan B.
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Orias, Ramón R.
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[New products of future potential in the Philippines cassava flour and grates]
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New products of future potential in the Philippines cassava flour and grates
In Thailand cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is considered one of the most important economic crops. Thailand has demonstrated the importance of cassava as more than a subsistence crop, and has developed a large and complex industrial system for processing and marketing of the crop. Production ...
Sriroth, K.
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Rojanaridpiched, Chareinsuk
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Vichukit, Vicharn
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Uriyapan, Preecha
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Oates, Christopher G.
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[Present situation and future potential of cassava in Thailand]
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Present situation and future potential of cassava in Thailand
Development models are outlined to shed light on cassava's potential to generate economic growth. Since small cassava producers are to a large extent marginalized from the development process in Latin America, the CIAT cassava program has tried to define development strategies that are clearly or...
Se esbozan algunos modelos de desarrollo para aclarar el potencial de la yuca en la generacion de crecimiento economico. Debido a la marginacion de los pequenos agricultores de yuca del proceso de desarrollo en America Latina, el programa de yuca del CIAT ha tratado de definir estrategias de desa...
The existing data on production and consumption of sweet potato, cassava, yam, potato, taro, and arum crops are presented to provide basic elements with which the problems of these crops in Haiti can be analyzed. Ecosystems in which they are grown, farm characteristics, required labor, cropping s...
Se presentan los datos existentes sobre la produccion y el consumo de batata, yuca, name, papa, malangay y mazombelle para tener elementos basicos que permitan analizar la problematica de estos cultivos en Haiti. Se indican los ecosistemas en los cuales se cultivan, las caracteristicas de las fin...
Models for cassava project monitoring and evaluation are discussed, focussing on the system that has been created and honed over time to follow up on the DRI/CIAT cooperative project on the Colombian Atlantic Coast. This system is based on a data bank, in- depth surveys, and intensive follow-up o...
Se discuten modelos para monitoria y evaluacion de proyectos de yuca, con enfasis en el sistema que ha sido creado y pulido con el tiempo para hacer el seguimiento al proyecto cooperativo DRI/CIAT en la Costa Atlantica de Colombia. Este sistema se basa en un banco de datos, en encuestas exhaustiv...
