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Information is provided on the most important agronomic aspects of the black bean production process in 3 municipalities in the Valle del Cauca (Ginebra, Cerrito, and Tulua), Colombia. Thirty-one bean production units of varying surface area and technology level were visited. Factors involved in ...

Activities of the collaborative project Integrated Rural Development Program (DRI)/Canadian International Development Agency- CIAT for the agroindustrial development of cassava on the Colombian Atlantic Coast are reported for the period July 1982-May 1983. Efforts concentrated on the expansion of...

A partial report is given on the results of the monitoring project of cassava production systems in Manabi, Ecuador, determined from data collected on the farms during 2 visits at 3- mo. intervals. An increase in area planted to cassava, mainly due to low-risk marketing and price stability, was e...

The progress made during the 1st yr of an interinstitutional collaborative project among CIAT, the Instituto de Investigaciones Tecnologicas, and the U. del Valle, on the processing, production, and use of CF, is described. The 3 main areas of research were: economic studies, design and developme...

A proposal is presented to carry out an agroeconomic study of cassava in Sub-Saharan Africa, which will provide an in-depth characterization of cassava production, processing, and marketing. Aspects covered will be the structure of cassava-based cropping systems in principal and potential produci...

L.A. is the largest producer of field beans in the world (34 percent - av. of 3.85 million t/yr from 1968-71), Brazil alone accounting for more than 50 percent. Productivity is low, ranging from 330-1164 kg/ha (av 600 kg). Most of the beans are grown on small farms, often in association with othe...

Cassava-specific microregions in part of eastern Paraguay, a climatically homogeneous area, were defined on the basis of secondary data and systematic random sampling of agricultural settlements. It was found that production is concentrated in the departments of Caaguazu, Itapua, San Pedro, Parag...

The trials conducted by CIATs Bean Economics Program in southern Huila (Colombia) have indicated that in this region monoculture bean yields can be increased 1-1.5 t/ha through improved agronomic practices. This paper is an ex ante analysis of the effect of this new technology on farmers` income,...

The purpose of this symposium was to prepare recommendations for the Colombian Government so that they can follow a definite course of action with regard to the planning of cassava cultivation and to ensure that the technology being generated by the research institutions is transferred to the far...

This is an overview of the present status of cassava as regards production and yields, nutritional value and international research programs. A cassava research program to be developed by CIAT is presented. The program covers the following areas: varietal improvement, production systems, internat...