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    The use of cassava leaves as food in Africa

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    Date
    2005
    Author
    Achidi, A.
    Ajayi, O.
    Maziya-Dixon, B.
    Bokanga, M.
    Type
    Journal Article
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    The rate of cassava leaf consumption in Africa was assessed by a combination of informal interviews, the use of questionnaires and information from the literature. Countries were rated to have high, average, low, or no consumption of cassava leaves. The mode of cassava leaf preparation was studied with six housewives who are nationals of Congo (3), Sierra Leone (1), Madagascar (1), and Nigeria (1). In each case, the procedure was observed from leaf-picking in the field to serving the cooked dish. The first matured leaf up to leaf position 9 or 10 were selected for consumption. The tender petioles and stem were also taken. There were country variations in the preference for particular varieties based on petiole color and mild mosaic infection. Prior to cooking, cassava leaves are usually pounded or ground but pounding is the most popular method. The recipes from Sierra Leone and Nigeria took 40–60 minutes while the standard Congolese recipe took 90 minutes. However, there is a Congolese recipe using sodium bicarbonate that cooks in only 20 minutes. From the comments made by 50 interview respondents from different African countries, it appears that there is a wide variety of cassava leaf based recipes suggesting that cassava leaves are a major food in Africa.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03670240500348771
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    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/3358
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    http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03670240500348771
    IITA Subjects
    Food Security; Smallholder Farmers; Markets; Agribusiness; Nutrition; Socioeconomy; Livelihoods; Handling, Transport, Storage And Protection Of Agricultural Products; Plant Health; Plant Production; Farm Management
    Agrovoc Terms
    Cassava Leaf; Consumption; Congolese Recipe; Cassava; Drought-Resistant; Preparation Of Cassava Leaf
    Regions
    Africa; Central Africa; West Africa
    Countries
    Cameroon; Nigeria
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