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The activities of the agroindustrial development project conducted by CIAT on the northern coast of Colombia, from August 1987 to July 1988, included elaboration of dried cassava chips for animal nutrition, production and marketing of bagged cassava, milling and mixture of dried cassava, survey o...

A general review is presented on how socioeconomics can contribute to agricultural research progress. Research priorities are basically determined by the identification and understanding of the farmers` problems, knowledge of their resources (type of soil, rainfall pattern), farm characteristics,...

The 1st yr of operation (1983-84) of 6 cassava natural drying plants, established in some states of the Colombian Atlantic Coast as a result of the successful operation of the Betulia pilot plant (Sucre) established in 1981, is reported. Under the present production and commercialization conditio...

In Brazil, the world`s largest bean producer, the annual production value is over US$ billion. Beans contribute more to total national protein consumption than any other product, especially among the poor, who get over 30 percent dietary protein from beans. Available technological options for imp...

Anthropological work carried out by the PROFRIZA project in Cusco over 2 cropping seasons, between 1988-90, are reported. The status of bean cultivation in the region was assessed, as well as the experience acquired in seed production, small farmer management of farming activities, and the integr...

An attempt was made to highlight the typical issues concerning vegetables in urban marketing and consumption. A theoretical comparison of vegetables and staple foods was carried out. Then, the typical issues were transposed into hypotheses, which were subsequently investigated. An important issue...

The project rationale, previous year's objectives, and major accomplishments of the Bean/Cowpea Collaborative Research Support Program are summarized. Five-year (1992-97) project extension goals are described as to research in biological sciences and research, training, and impact expected in soc...

Se resumen los fundamentos del Programa de Apoyo para la Investigacion Colaborativa en Frijol y Caupi, los objetivos del ano anterior y los principales logros. Se describen los objetivos de la extension del proyecto a 5 anos (1992-97) en cuanto a investigacion en ciencias biologicas e investigaci...

Different aspects of cassava cultivation are described, namely agroclimatic description of thermal belts, area, production, yields, production systems on the Atlantic Coast, var., and uses. The socioeconomic, social, and cultural factors limiting cassava production are listed. The objectives of t...

Se describen diferentes aspectos del cultivo de la yuca en Colombia, a saber: descripcion agroclimatica de los pisos termicos, area, produccion, rendimientos, sistemas de produccion en la Costa Atlantica, var. y usos. Se enumeran los factores socioeconomicos, sociales y de cultivo que limitan la ...

Three hundred small farmers from 42 villages of 5 Malawian regions were interviewed in order to gather information on the most common bean cropping systems, socioeconomic structure, farmers'organizations and income-generating activities, and extension service. Common beans are the 2nd most import...

Se entrevistaron 300 pequenos agricultores de 42 aldeas correspondientes a 5 regiones de Malawi para recoger informacion sobre los sistemas de cultivo de frijol mas comunes, la estructura socioeconomica, las organizaciones campesinas y actividades generadoras de ingresos, y los servicios de exten...

During 1981 the analysis of the potential adoption and impact of improved cassava production technology was continued at various levels and included: farm-level studies of the profitability of improved technology and constraints to adoption; analysis of costs of processing and marketing; and rese...

Durante 1981 se continuo el analisis de la adopcion potencial y el impacto de la tecnologia mejorada en la produccion de yuca en varios niveles se incluyo: estudios sobre la rentabilidad de tecnologia mejorada en fincas y limitaciones para la adopcion; analisis de costos de procesamiento y mercad...