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    Cassava: from poor farmers crop to pacesetter of African rural development

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    Date
    2003
    Author
    Dixon, Alfred G.O.
    Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit
    Coyne, D.L.
    Ferguson, M.
    Ferris, R.S.B.
    Hanna, R.
    Hughes, J.
    Ingelbrecht, I.
    Legg, J.P.
    Mahungu, N.M.
    Manyong, Victor M.
    Mowbray, D.
    Neuenschwander, P.
    Whyte, J.
    Hartmann, P.
    Ortiz, R.
    Type
    Journal Article
    Journal Article
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    Abstract/Description
    Cassava(Manihot esculenta), a root crop originating in Tropical America, has been called Africa’s food insurance but vital as that is, it has the potential to be much more. Already, cassava provides more than half of the dietary calories for over 200 million people in sub-Saharan Africa (about half of the total population). It also contributes substantial amounts of protein, minerals (iron and calcium) and vitamins (A and C) through leaf consumption (Table 1) though to a much smaller population at the present time.
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    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/4145
    IITA Subjects
    Cassava; Plant Breeding
    Agrovoc Terms
    Cassava; Plant Diseases; Food Security; Value Chain
    Regions
    Africa; East Africa; West Africa; Central Africa; Southern Africa
    Countries
    Benin; Cameroon; Congo; Congo, Dr; Ghana; Kenya; Malawi; Mozambique; Nigeria; Sierra Leone; Tanzania; Uganda
    Collections
    • Journal and Journal Articles4836
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