Based on experiences in the Cassava: Adding Value for Africa (C:AVA) project, this paper examines emerging issues and lessons for adding value to cassava, one of Africa's widely cultivated staples in ways that contribute to the global market
environment as well as bring benefits to small holders ...
Adebayo, K.
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Abayomi, L.
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Alacho, O.F.
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Dziedzoave, N.T.
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Forsythe, L.
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Graffham, A.J.
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Ilona, P.
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Kleih, U.K.
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Lamboll, R.I.
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Mahende, G.
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Martin, A.M.
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Onumah, G.E.
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Posthumus, H.
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Hillocks, R.J.
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Sanni, L.O.
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Sandifolo, V.
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Sergeant, A.
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Westby, Andrew
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[Adding value to Africa's cassava in a global environment]
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Adding value to Africa's cassava in a global environment
Namara, Regassa E.
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Sally, Hilmy
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[Proceedings of the Workshop on Irrigation in West Africa: Current Status and a View to the Future, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 1-2 December 2010]
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Proceedings of the Workshop on Irrigation in West Africa: Current Status and a View to the Future, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 1-2 December 2010
An assessment of four pilot processing centers in Tanzania, established for processing cassava to high quality cassava flour, chips and starch based on IITA technologies was carried out from 2003 to 2005. We followed the value chain analysis approach, looking in detail at processing efficiency an...
Abass, A.
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Abele, S.
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Mlingi, N.
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Rweyendela, V.
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Ndunguru, G.
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[An assessment of the potential efficiency and profitability of valueaddition and marketing innovations involving smallholder farmers under a pilot system in Tanzania]
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An assessment of the potential efficiency and profitability of valueaddition and marketing innovations involving smallholder farmers under a pilot system in Tanzania
The results of the Home Garden Project presented in these Workshop Proceedings contribute to national and global strategies for including home gardens as a distinct and important component of in situ conservation of agrobiodiversity. The national and comparative studies have also begun to establi...
Watson, J.W.
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Eyzaguirre, Pablo B.
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[Home gardens and in situ conservation of plant genetic resources in farming systems: Proceedings of the second international home gardens workshop, 17-19 July 2001, Witzenhausen, Germany]
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Home gardens and in situ conservation of plant genetic resources in farming systems: Proceedings of the second international home gardens workshop, 17-19 July 2001, Witzenhausen, Germany
Stoian, D.
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Donovan, J.
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[A systems perspective for achieving economic growth and livelihood resilience: towards a multi-chain approach to value chain development]
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A systems perspective for achieving economic growth and livelihood resilience: towards a multi-chain approach to value chain development
Langan, Simon J.
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Kebede, H.
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Tadesse, Desalegne
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Terefe, B.
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[Proceedings of the Launching Workshop of the Agricultural Water Management Platform, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 15-16 January 2015]
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Proceedings of the Launching Workshop of the Agricultural Water Management Platform, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 15-16 January 2015
Rueda, J.
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Gilmour, M.
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[Sustainable Tree Crops Program (STCP): workshop on implementation assessment in West Africa]
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Sustainable Tree Crops Program (STCP): workshop on implementation assessment in West Africa
The project "Improving Seed Systems for Smallholder Farmers' Food Security" aims to contribute to a future in which farmers successfully use crop diversity to ensure their food security and that of their communities, to thrive in challenging conditions and to make their farms resilient. The proje...
López Noriega, Isabel
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[Improving seed systems for smallholder farmers' food security. Report of the mid-term workshop of the project]
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Improving seed systems for smallholder farmers' food security. Report of the mid-term workshop of the project
Farm animals play a crucial part in the livelihood systems and well-being of the poor in the developing world, and thereby in helping to meet the Millennium Development Goals. In addition to food, clothing and other goods, livestock are important for income generation, wealth accumulation, tracti...
Gibson, J.
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Gamage, S.
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Hanotte, O.
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Iñiguez, L.
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Maillard, J.C.
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Rischkowsky, B.
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Semambo, D.
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Toll, Jane
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[Options and strategies for the conservation of farm animal genetic resources: Report of an international workshop, AGROPOLIS, Montpellier, France, 7-10 November 2005]
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Options and strategies for the conservation of farm animal genetic resources: Report of an international workshop, AGROPOLIS, Montpellier, France, 7-10 November 2005