Cassava in Tropical Africa
Cassava in Tropical Africa

Author: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

Publisher: IITA

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 9781310413

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Intended as both an instructional and a reference tool, the volume covers the production and postharvest treatment of cassava. The first part describes production constraints including pests , diseases, weeds, soils agronomic factors, and socioeconomic considerations. In part two, plant morphology, plant physiology and plant breeding are related to yields and diseases resistance. Part three covers postharvest treatment and part four describes cassava research. A bibliography of recommended reading is included.

The Cassava Transformation
The Cassava Transformation

Author: Felix I. Nweke

Publisher: MSU Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13:

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Cassava is Africa's second most important food crop. The cassava transformation that is now underway in West Africa is fueled by new high yielding TMS varieties that have transformed cassava from a low-yielding, famine-reserve crop to a high-yielding cash crop for both rural and urban consumers. The book highlights the role of cassava as a "poverty fighter" by increasing cassava productivity and driving down the cost of cassava in rural and urban diets.

Cassava
Cassava

Author: Felix I. Nweke

Publisher: IITA

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 93

ISBN-13: 9781311037

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Introduction; The smallholder socioeconomic environment; Cassava production with purchased inputs; Cassava production response to use of purchased inputs; Production for sale; Household cash income generation; Impact of high-yielding varieties on cassava cash income; Summary of observations and conclusion.