Agricultural development in Latin America and Africa is briefly analyzed, with particular reference to bean production. The major trends that affect bean production technology and its role in farming systems include population growth, especially in the highlands of Africa, and urbanization and in...
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
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[Concerns for the agricultural resource basis with respect to bean production]
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Concerns for the agricultural resource basis with respect to bean production
The process of identifying the "relevant constraints" and their incidence on breeding programs and agricultural research of international centers are explained and case histories are provided on the role of these 3 types of information (macro stage, micro stage, critical inference stage) related ...
Sanders, J.H.
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Lynam, John K.
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[Systems of production of beans and cassava in Latin America with implications for research design]
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Systems of production of beans and cassava in Latin America with implications for research design
THE METHOD USED TO SAMPLE THE MUNICIPALITIES FROM CASSAVA GROWING REGIONS IN ORDER TO CARRY OUT A CASSAVA PRODUCTION SURVEY IN BRAZIL IS DESCRIBED. IN STAGE 1, A MAP OF LATIN AMERICAN CASSAVA PRODUCTION WAS USED TO SELECT MAJOR ZONES OF INTEREST IN THE STATES OF PARA, MARANHAO, PERNAMBUCO, BAHIA,...
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...
Díaz, R.O.
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Chavez, N.
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[Monitoreo a nivel de finca de yuca y cultivos asociados Manabi, Ecuador]
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Monitoreo a nivel de finca de yuca y cultivos asociados Manabi, Ecuador
Alonso, L.
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[Estudio de varios sistemas para secado de trozos de yuca destinados al consumo humano]
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Estudio de varios sistemas para secado de trozos de yuca destinados al consumo humano
The objectives of a cassava program in Ecuador are listed: the development and introduction of a simple technology that, without high inputs, allows the national av. yield to be increased; the economic, commercial production of cassava on acid, infertile soils of E. Ecuador (Amazonic region); and...
The different methodological stages of cassava on-farm trials and their relationships regarding the objectives and functions of the Cassava Program at the Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT) are outlined. Site selection, farm trial design and analysis, and some illustrative result...