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    Prospects for cassava breeding in subSaharan Africa in the next decade

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    Date
    2008
    Author
    Dixon, Alfred G.O.
    Ssemakula, G.N.
    Type
    Journal Article
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    Cassava is an appropriate commodity to feature in Africa’s future economic development. As the crop rapidly changes from a basic foodstuff to a source of income and employment for rural populations, there is a parallel need to increase productivity, marketing opportunities and profitability. This calls for development and/or the introduction of technologies that will drive down costs of production, harvesting, processing and marketing to make cassava competitive with other raw materials and improve the quantity and quality of cassava products for diversified uses. The development and delivery/promotion of productivity-enhancing technologies and adding value will attract urban consumers and industries, create demand, stimulate increased production and provide more income for producers, processors and traders. This paper highlights prospects for cassava breeding in sub-Saharan Africa in the next decade with a view to meeting these challenges
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    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/2919
    IITA Subjects
    Markets; Post-Harvesting Technology; Plant Production; Food Security; Crop Systems; Disease Control; Domestic Trade; Food Science; Handling, Transport, Storage And Protection Of Agricultural Products; Livelihoods; Nutrition; Plant Diseases
    Agrovoc Terms
    Economic Development; Productivity; Marketing Opportunities; Profitability; Productivity-Enhancing Technologies; Quantity And Quality Of Cassava Products
    Regions
    Africa; West Africa
    Countries
    Nigeria
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