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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...

In Thailand cassava is produced mainly for export. The Thai cassava industry was based on starch export until the 60s when West Germany began to use CSW for animal feed. As this was a by-product of starch manufacturing, shortages resulted, leading to the market for CM. Chips became the dominant e...

En Tailandia la yuca se produce principalmente para exportacion. La industria yuquera tailandesa se baso en la exportacion de almidon hasta la decada de los 60 cuando Alemania Occidental comenzo a utilizar los residuos de almidon de yuca en alimentos para animales. Debido a que este era un subpro...

This analysis of global and Asian markets looks at protectionism and substitution (decline in starch trade, rise in trade of cassava feedstuffs) and the Asian regional market for cassava feedstuffs. The degree of substitution between cassava and grains has increased measurably during the postwar ...

Este analisis de los mercados mundiales y asiaticos contempla las politicas de proteccionismo y sustitucion (reduccion en la comercializacion del almidon y aumento en la comercializacion de los concentrados a base de yuca), en particular, y el mercado regional asiatico para alimentos para animale...

Different aspects of cassava cultivation in the Dominican Republic are described, namely edaphoclimatic regions, production, trade, consumption, production systems, var., and uses. Production constraints include inadequate land preparation, limited use of recommended agronomic practices, diseases...

Se describen diferentes aspectos del cultivo de la yuca en la Republica Dominicana, a saber: regiones edafoclimaticas, produccion, comercio, consumo, sistemas de produccion, var. y usos. Las limitaciones a la produccion incluyen deficiente preparacion del suelo, uso limitado de practicas agronomi...

The importance and production of root crops in 17 Caribbean countries are analyzed. Statistical data on the production and per capita production of the following root crops are given: yam, cassava, sweet potato, taro, cocoyam, and potato. Cassava is the major root crop grown (734,000 t in 1982-83...

Se analizan la importancia y produccion de los cultivos de raices en 17 paises caribenos. Se presentan datos estadisticos de produccion y produccion per capita para los principales cultivos: name, yuca, batata, malangay, ocumo y papa. La yuca es el cultivo de mayor produccion (734,000 t en 1982-8...

The var. of Colocasia esculenta var. antiquorum, taro, cocoyam, sweet potato, and yam cultivated in St. Vincent are described in detail, and the availability of land and potential expansion, farm characteristics, cropping systems, internal and external demand, and market systems are indicated. A ...

Se describen en detalle las var. de Colocasia esculenta var. antiquorum, malangay, name, ocumo y batata que se cultivan en San Vicente, y se indican la disponibilidad de tierras y el potencial de expansion, las caracteristicas de las fincas productoras, los sistemas de cultivo, la demanda interna...

This paper uses trade data from the COMESA statistical database covering 19 countries covering the period 1997 to 2013 to analyze the trade competitiveness of selected agricultural commodities traded among COMESA member states using the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) methodology. The comput...