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dc.contributor.authorDixon, Alfred G.O.
dc.contributor.authorSsemakula, G.N.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:15:07Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:15:07Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.identifier.citationDixon, A.G.O. & Ssemakula, G. (2008). Prospects for cassava breeding in Sub-Saharan Africa in the next decade. Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment, 6(3&4), 132-138.
dc.identifier.issn1459:0255
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/2919
dc.description.abstractCassava 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
dc.description.sponsorshipDepartment for International Development, United Kingdom
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectEconomic Development
dc.subjectProductivity
dc.subjectMarketing Opportunities
dc.subjectProfitability
dc.subjectProductivity-Enhancing Technologies
dc.subjectQuantity And Quality Of Cassava Products
dc.titleProspects for cassava breeding in subSaharan Africa in the next decade
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centre
cg.iitasubjectMarkets
cg.iitasubjectPost-Harvesting Technology
cg.iitasubjectPlant Production
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.iitasubjectCrop Systems
cg.iitasubjectDisease Control
cg.iitasubjectDomestic Trade
cg.iitasubjectFood Science
cg.iitasubjectHandling, Transport, Storage And Protection Of Agricultural Products
cg.iitasubjectLivelihoods
cg.iitasubjectNutrition
cg.iitasubjectPlant Diseases
cg.accessibilitystatusLimited Access
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