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The components and operation of a fixed layer cassava dryer coupled to a flat solar collector are described, and the results obtained when using this dryer in cassava drying trials are presented. The dryer operates from 07:00 to 19:00 h, with a flow of 106 cubic meters/min. The solar collector in...

In the departments of Cesar, Guajira, and Magdalena, the feasibility study for a cassava natural drying plant of 1000 m(2) in Curumani, Cesar, was concluded. The Codazzi Workers` and Farmers` Cooperative (COOTRADECO Ltda.) will be responsible for its operation. Four demonstration plants were esta...

The results of a case study conducted in Betulia (Sucre, Colombia) in May-Dec. 1983 to evaluate the competition for land between cassava cultivation (monocropped or in association with maize or yam) and cattle raising are discussed. In general, profits from cassava either in association or in mon...

The results of a survey conducted in 1983 among 416 farmers participating in the integrated rural development project (DRI, Colombia) in Atlantico (60), Bolivar (66), Cordoba (156), and Sucre (134), on land use and importance of cassava within the farming system, are presented. Except for Bolivar...

In Sucre and Cordoba, activities were coordinated by the cassava teams of both departments and concentrated on the promotion of farmer groups, training, project design, and assistance in commercialization. Seven cooperatives have been organized in both departments, all wanting to operate demonstr...

A pilot project was established on Colombia`s Atlantic Coast to promote the agroindustrialization of cassava, based on a simple, low-cost technique developed by CIAT, in which cassava roots are treated directly at the harvest site and preserved in polyethylene bags for up to 3 wk. With this proce...

A method used to calculate a social impact indicator of the cassava drying project carried out on Colombia`s Atlantic Coast is described. Based on the information collected during project monitoring (amount of cassava sold, sale price, labor costs, profits, no. of beneficiaries and land tenancy, ...

The projections of the dried cassava project on the Colombian Atlantic Coast for 1984-85 are discussed. The installed capacity of the present cassava drying plants will be increased from 7180 square meters in June 1984 to 9100 square meters in 1985. Ten new plants will be established, based on an...

The operation and economic evaluation of the 7 cassava natural drying plants, established on the Colombian Atlantic Coast, are described for 1983-84. With a total drying floor area of 4000 square meters, 2395 t fresh cassava were processed to produce 946 t dry cassava (2:53:1). The av. occupation...

The cassava team in the department of Meta was strengthened. An outstanding activity was the promotion of the project in different areas of the department; San Juan de Arama was found to have great potential for agroindustrial projects. Successful trials were carried out with fresh cassava conser...