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Evaluation of cassava processing and utilization at household level in Zambia

dc.contributor.authorAlamu, E.O.
dc.contributor.authorNtawuruhunga, Pheneas
dc.contributor.authorChibwe, T.
dc.contributor.authorMukuka, I.
dc.contributor.authorChiona, M.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:30:07Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:30:07Z
dc.date.issued2019-01-15
dc.identifier.citationAlamu, E.O., Ntawuruhunga, P., Chibwe, T., Mukuka, I. & Chiona, M. (2019). Evaluation of cassava processing and utilization at household level in Zambia. Food Security, 1-10.
dc.identifier.issn1876-4517
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/5196
dc.descriptionOpen Access Article; Published online: 15 Jan 2019
dc.description.abstractCassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is the second most consumed staple food crop after maize in Africa and is the main food security crop after maize in Zambia. A study, aimed at analyzing cassava processing and utilization at household level in Zambia, was conducted. Surveys were conducted in five districts (Kasama, Samfya, Mansa, Serenje and Kaoma). A structured questionnaire was administered to a total of 300 randomly selected households. The percentage of households that were involved in processing were 4.3% for income, 34% for consumption and 58% for both income generation and consumption. Levels of awareness and usage of improved cassava processing methods across the districts were low, ranging between 20% and 26%. The only improved processing equipment that farmers used often (69%) was the hammer mill. Product development and utilization were still at a low level (ranging between 9% and 18%) in Zambia. Cassava is mostly consumed in its traditional form for its leaves, as a snack, and for preparing nshima (cassava flour alone or a mixture of cassava and maize meal, called maize-cassava nshima). The limited knowledge of cassava products’ diversity and the low usage of improved equipment are challenges to the production of confectionery products that could lead to increased cassava consumption. There has been no significant change over the last two decades in cassava processing and product development, which could spur cassava development. This calls for more efforts to support Government policy in diversifying crop use and crop diversification in order to create wealth.
dc.description.sponsorshipAfrican Development Bank
dc.description.sponsorshipInternational Fund for Agricultural Development
dc.format.extent1-10
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsCC-BY-4.0
dc.subjectCassava
dc.subjectProcessing
dc.subjectHousehold
dc.subjectConfectionery
dc.subjectProducts
dc.subjectProduct Development
dc.subjectEquipment
dc.titleEvaluation of cassava processing and utilization at household level in Zambia
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Health
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananas
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationZambia Agriculture Research Institute
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Africa
cg.coverage.countryZambia
cg.creator.identifierAlamu Emmanuel Oladeji: 0000-0001-6263-1359
cg.creator.identifierPheneas Ntawuruhunga: 0000-0003-2330-9070
cg.researchthemeBIOTECH & PLANT BREEDING
cg.researchthemeNUTRITION & HUMAN HEALTH
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectNutrition
cg.iitasubjectPlant Breeding
cg.journalFood Security
cg.howpublishedFormally Published
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
local.dspaceid102838
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12571-018-0875-3


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