An appropriate drying system remains a critical factor for the development of cassava enterprises in Africa, most especially at the rural sector. As part of solving this problem, the Cassava value chain development in West Africa - a project sponsored by the Common Fund for Commodities source inf...
Alenkhe, E.B.
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Onadipe, O.O.
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Sanni, L.O.
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[Solar drying technology: a pilot design in Benin Republic]
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Solar drying technology: a pilot design in Benin Republic
Based on experiences in the Cassava: Adding Value for Africa (C:AVA) project, this paper examines emerging issues and lessons for adding value to cassava, one of Africa's widely cultivated staples in ways that contribute to the global market
environment as well as bring benefits to small holders ...
Adebayo, K.
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Abayomi, L.
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Alacho, O.F.
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Dziedzoave, N.T.
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Forsythe, L.
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Graffham, A.J.
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Ilona, P.
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Kleih, U.K.
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Lamboll, R.I.
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Mahende, G.
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Martin, A.M.
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Onumah, G.E.
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Posthumus, H.
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Hillocks, R.J.
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Sanni, L.O.
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Sandifolo, V.
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Sergeant, A.
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Westby, Andrew
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[Adding value to Africa's cassava in a global environment]
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Adding value to Africa's cassava in a global environment
The effects of length of fermentation (5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 days) on pasting properties of sour starches produced from six cassava varieties were investigated. There were significant differences (p< 0.05) in pasting properties except pasting
temperature and breakdown irrespective of the days of f...
Adegunwa, M.O.
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Sanni, L.O.
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Maziya-Dixon, B.B.
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[Effects of fermentation length and varieties on the pasting properties of sour cassava starch]
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Effects of fermentation length and varieties on the pasting properties of sour cassava starch
Cassava sub-sectors in Eastern and Southern Africa have been neglected for several decades by all concerned sectors. However, experience from other parts of the world suggests that the crop is versatile and that its commercialization could lead
to several benefits including food security, industr...
Abass, A.
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Mbabaali, S.
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Cromme, N.
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[The untapped potential of cassava as a food security and industrial crop in eastern and southern Africa: a case study of Madagascar, Tanzania and Zambia]
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The untapped potential of cassava as a food security and industrial crop in eastern and southern Africa: a case study of Madagascar, Tanzania and Zambia
Cassava is the second most important staple crop in Madagascar after rice, in term of production volume and area cultivated. Traditional cassava processing techniques are rudimentary and provide insignificant market opportunities to the smallholder cassava farmers. On the other hand, market surve...
Ranaivoson, R.L.
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Abass, A.
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Razafindrazaka, A.
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Randrianarivelo, R.
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Rakotomalala, V.
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Antasoa, R.
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Rasoaharaona, J.
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[High quality cassava flour, promising raw material for bread, biscuit and pastry industries: lessons from a pilot study in Madagascar]
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High quality cassava flour, promising raw material for bread, biscuit and pastry industries: lessons from a pilot study in Madagascar
Cassava is an ideal vehicle for delivering provitamin A carotenoids to human populations affected by deficiency of this important micronutrient. Rapid cycling recurrent selection has proven to be very effective increasing carotenoids levels in cassava. The maximum level of total carotenoids incre...
Sánchez, T.
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Morante, N.
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Ceballos, H.
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Franco, J.
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Kulakow, P.A.
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Maroya, N.
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Felde, T. um
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[New approaches for quantifying carotenoids content in cassava roots]
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New approaches for quantifying carotenoids content in cassava roots
Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is the second most important food crop after rice, the staple in Sierra Leone; it is also the most important root and tuber crop. It is followed by sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.), yam (Dioscorea spp.), which forms
part of the traditional farming system and ha...
Fomba, S.N.
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Massaquoi, F.B.
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Norman, P.E.
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Samura, A.E.
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Mansaray, A.
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Jalloh, A.
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Dixon, Alfred G.O.
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Anthony, N.A.
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Benya, M.T.
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Fornah, D.S.
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Sawi, M.K.
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Sartie, A.M.
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Onadipe, O.
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Sanni, L.O.
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[Current status of root and tuber crops improvement, production and utilization in Sierra Leone]
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Current status of root and tuber crops improvement, production and utilization in Sierra Leone
Through a combination of conventional and new approaches, root and tuber improvement programs have developed improved cassava varieties that combine multiple pest and disease resistances with superior postharvest qualities, and improve the
yield potential by more than 50%. This new generation of ...
Okechukwu, R.U.
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James, B.
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Ntawuruhunga, Pheneas
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Mahungu, N.M.
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Boahen, S.
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Kanju, E.
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Osei-Sarfoh, A.
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[Distribution and potential impact of cassava variety spread by UPoCA]
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Distribution and potential impact of cassava variety spread by UPoCA
Anoplolepis tenella Santschi is an afrotropical ant widely distributed in the forest zones of Central Africa. It is the most frequent species associated with the African root and tuber scale (ARTS) Stictococcus vayssierei (Hemiptera: Stictococcidae), an afrotropical insect that infests a wide ran...
Fotso Kuate, A.
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Hanna, R.
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Tindo, M.
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Nage, P.
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[Towards the development of sustainable control options for the African root and tuber scale on cassava in Central Africa understanding the ecology of the associated ant Anoplolepis tenella]
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Towards the development of sustainable control options for the African root and tuber scale on cassava in Central Africa understanding the ecology of the associated ant Anoplolepis tenella
The production of cassava flour involves drying grated and pressed cassava into pellets that are milled into flour. The drying process is one of the major bottlenecks to expanding the economic value of the crop. The industry looks for fast drying systems with high flour production capacity to mee...