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

dc.contributor.authorDixon, Alfred G.O.
dc.contributor.authorBandyopadhyay, Ranajit
dc.contributor.authorCoyne, D.L.
dc.contributor.authorFerguson, M.
dc.contributor.authorFerris, R.S.B.
dc.contributor.authorHanna, R.
dc.contributor.authorHughes, J.
dc.contributor.authorIngelbrecht, I.
dc.contributor.authorLegg, J.P.
dc.contributor.authorMahungu, N.M.
dc.contributor.authorManyong, Victor M.
dc.contributor.authorMowbray, D.
dc.contributor.authorNeuenschwander, P.
dc.contributor.authorWhyte, J.
dc.contributor.authorHartmann, P.
dc.contributor.authorOrtiz, R.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:23:46Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:23:46Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.identifier.citationDixon, A.G.O., Bandyopadhyay, R., Coyne, D., Ferguson, M., Ferris, R.S.B., Hanna, R., ... & Ortiz, R. (2003). Cassava: from poor farmers' crop to pacesetter of African rural development. Chronica Horticulturae, 43(4), 8-15.
dc.identifier.issn0578-039X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/4145
dc.description.abstractCassava(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.
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States Agency for International Development
dc.description.sponsorshipInternational Fund for Agricultural Development
dc.description.sponsorshipDanish International Development Agency
dc.description.sponsorshipCommon Fund for Commodities
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectCassava
dc.subjectPlant Diseases
dc.subjectFood Security
dc.subjectValue Chain
dc.titleCassava: from poor farmers crop to pacesetter of African rural development
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananas
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEast Africa
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.regionCentral Africa
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Africa
cg.coverage.countryBenin
cg.coverage.countryCameroon
cg.coverage.countryCongo
cg.coverage.countryCongo, Dr
cg.coverage.countryGhana
cg.coverage.countryKenya
cg.coverage.countryMalawi
cg.coverage.countryMozambique
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.coverage.countrySierra Leone
cg.coverage.countryTanzania
cg.coverage.countryUganda
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centre
cg.iitasubjectCassava
cg.iitasubjectPlant Breeding
cg.accessibilitystatusLimited Access
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