A trial was conducted in Benin, West Africa to investigate the effectiveness of PICS bags in controlling postharvest pests during maize storage. Sorted and un-sorted maize (25 kg) was stored in either PICS bags (PsB) or polypropylene bags (PPB) as controls with half of the bags being artificially...
Hell, K.
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Ognakossan, K.
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Tonou, A.K.
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Lamboni, Y.
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Adabe, K. Edoh
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Coulibaly, O.
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[Maize stored pests control by PICS-bags: technological and economic evaluation]
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Maize stored pests control by PICS-bags: technological and economic evaluation
Tinzaara, W.
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Stoian, D.
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Ocimati, W.
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Kikulwe, E.
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Otieno, G
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Blomme, Guy
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[Challenges and opportunities for smallholders in banana value chains.]
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Challenges and opportunities for smallholders in banana value chains.
Ospina Patiño, Bernardo
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Best, R.
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Alonso Alcalá, Lisímaco
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[Tecnologías para el manejo de la yuca en poscosecha]
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Tecnologías para el manejo de la yuca en poscosecha
Cassava is cultivated in Tamil Nadu in an area of 85,983 ha with an annual production of about 2.5 million t of roots (1993-94). At the world level, Tamil Nadu ranks first in yield, with 28.7 t/ha, as compared to the Indian average of 22.8 and a world average of 9.6 t/ha. In Tamil Nadu cassava is...
Thamburaj, S.
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[Cassava research program at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) in India]
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Cassava research program at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) in India
A brief analysis is made of colonization, price and commercialization, credit, research, and extension policies and their impact on agriculture in Paraguay. The present status of cassava consumption, production, and distribution is then reviewed to determine potential and projected demand. Time s...
Se hace un breve analisis de las politicas de colonizacion, precios y comercializacion, credito, investigacion y extension y su impacto en la agricultura paraguaya. Luego se revisa el estado actual del consumo, la produccion y la distribucion de yuca para determinar tanto la demanda potencial com...
The main activities involved in postharvest conservation and storage of beans are described, including determination of grain wt., MC, yield, color, and size. Seed storage should be conducte in the following conditions: 50-60 percent RH, 15-20 degrees C, and 12 percent MC in the grain stored in s...
Se senalan las principales actividades involucradas en la conservacion y almacenamiento del grano de frijol cosechado. Entre estas se distinguen determinacion del peso, CH del grano, rendimiento, color y tamano de la semilla. La semilla debe almacenarse en un lugar que reuna condiciones como 50-6...
López, E.
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[Manejo y organizacion de post-cosecha, selecciones de color y calidad de grano, toma de rendimiento, almacenamiento, preparacion de la semilla para la siembra]
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Manejo y organizacion de post-cosecha, selecciones de color y calidad de grano, toma de rendimiento, almacenamiento, preparacion de la semilla para la siembra
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...
The application of the integrated cassava project model in Colombia, in the case of fresh cassava marketing, is discussed. The research carried out during the 1980s to develop a fresh cassava product more attuned to consumer needs (storable, high quality, price-competitive) is reviewed, covering ...
Se discute la aplicacion del modelo de proyecto integrado de yuca en Colombia, en el caso del mercadeo de yuca fresca. Se revisan las investigaciones realizadas durante la decada de los 80 para desarrollar un nuevo producto de yuca fresca mas de acuerdo con las necesidades del consumidor (almacen...