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The methodology, based on the principle research-action, used to understand the social reality of small-scale cassava farmers in Guapira (Bahia, Brazil) is described. Specific objectives were to identify the main problems of the community under study, available production factors, and research pr...

Se describe la metodologia, basada en el principio investigacion-accion, utilizada para comprender la realidad social de cultivadores de yuca en pequena escala en Guapira (Bahia, Brasil). Los objetivos especificos fueron identificar los principales problemas de la comunidad en estudio, los factor...

Price and trade, credit, research, and extension policies and their impact on agriculture in Peru are analyzed. The status of cassava consumption, production, and distribution is reviewed to determine potential and projected demand. Time series data and results of a household survey conducted by ...

Se analizan las politicas de precios y comercio, credito, investigacion y extension y su impacto en la agricultura peruana. Se revisa el estado del consumo, la produccion y la distribucion de yuca para determinar la demanda potencial y la esperada. Se utilizaron datos de estudios en serie a inter...

A brief analysis is made of price, commercialization, credit, research, and extension policies and their impact on agriculture in Colombia. The present status of cassava consumption, production, and distribution is then reviewed in order to determine potential and projected demand. Both time seri...

Se hace un breve analisis de las politicas de precios, comercializacion, credito, investigacion y extension y su impacto en la agricultura colombiana. Luego se revisa el estado actual del consumo, la produccion y la distribucion de la yuca para determinar tanto la demanda potencial como la proyec...

Price, credit, and government spending policies and their impact on agriculture in Venezuela are analyzed. The status of demand for fresh cassava is reviewed as well as the potential demand for both fresh and dried cassava. Cassava has much to offer as the cheapest source of energy in the tropics...

Se analizan las politicas de precios, credito y desembolsos gubernamentales y su impacto en la agricultura venezolana. Se revisan el nivel de demanda de yuca fresca y la demanda potencial de yuca fresca y seca. Siendo la fuente energetica mas economica del tropico, la yuca ofrece muchas posibilid...

Since product development according to consumer-defined specifications constitutes a key to success for integrated cassava products, the process for generating and selecting concepts for new products and turning them into successful commodities are described. New products also cover traditional c...

Puesto que el desarrollo de productos segun especificaciones definidas por el consumidor constituye una clave para el exito de los proyectos integrados de yuca, se describe el proceso seguido para generar y seleccionar conceptos para productos nuevos y transformarlos en productos basicos exitosos...

Strategies that have been used for cassava development (market penetration, product development, market development, diversification, and integrated agroindustrial transformation) are described. The concept of the integrated cassava project is defined and its origins are discussed in the context ...

Se describen algunas estrategias que se han usado para el desarrollo de la yuca: penetracion de mercados, desarrollo de productos, desarrollo de mercados, diversificacion y transformacion agroindustrial. Se define el concepto de proyecto integrado de yuca y se trata sus origenes en el contexto de...

Some of the actual and potential markets for cassava in tropical Latin America are discussed. Data are presented for Brazil (the world's largest cassava producer), Paraguay (the Latin American country with the highest per capita cassava production), the Andean countries, Central America, and the ...

Se discuten algunos de los mercados actuales y potenciales para la yuca en America Latina tropical. Se presentan datos para Brasil (el mayor productor de yuca del mundo), Paraguay (el pais latinoamericano con la mayor produccion de yuca per capita), los paises andinos, America Central y el Caribe...

Snap bean production and commercialization in Brazil are briefly analyzed. Seed production is the responsibility of a group of institutions located in various states. Breaktrhoughs in genetic improvement by the Programa Nacional de Pesquisa de Hortalizas are described. (CIAT)

Se analiza brevemente la produccion y comercializacion de la habichuela en Brasil. La produccion de semilla esta a cargo de un grupo de instituciones localizadas en varios estados. Se describen los avances en el mejoramiento genetico de la habichuela logrados por el Programa Nacional de Pesquisa ...

The situation of root and tuber crops, especially taro, cassava, yam, sweet potato, and potato, in Barbados is discussed and analyzed. Although the production and exportation of yam and sweet potato decreased during the period 1970-84, cassava and taro production, for local consumption, has remai...

Se discute y analiza la situacion de los cultivos de raices y tuberculos, especialmente malangay, yuca, name, batata y papa, en Barbados. Aunque la produccion y exportacion del name y batata disminuyeron durante el periodo 1970-84, la produccion de yuca y malangay, que es solo para consumo local,...

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...