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Upscaling cassava processing machines and products in Liberia

dc.contributor.authorAwoyale, W.
dc.contributor.authorAsiedu, R.
dc.contributor.authorKawalawu, W.K.
dc.contributor.authorKolawole, P.
dc.contributor.authorDiallo, T.A.
dc.contributor.authorEdet, M.
dc.contributor.authorAdetunji, M.
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-21T14:35:33Z
dc.date.available2020-05-21T14:35:33Z
dc.date.issued2020-02-19
dc.identifier.citationAwoyale, W., Asiedu, R., Kawalawu, W.K., Kolawole, P., Diallo, T.A., Edet, M. & Adetunji, M. (2020). Upscaling cassava processing machines and products in Liberia. Croatian Journal of Food Science and Technology, 12(1), 1-7.
dc.identifier.issn1847-3466
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/6843
dc.description.abstractCassava is produced by more than 80% of farming households and is an important contributor to gross domestic product (GDP) in Liberia. It is therefore important to assess the status of cassava processing into food and other products. A total of one hundred and sixty (160) well-structured questionnaires were used for the collection of information from eight counties, with twenty respondents from each county. It was found out that all the counties lack adequate modern cassava processing machines, with almost all cassava processing operations being done with rudimentary equipment. Gari and wet fufu are common products in Liberian markets, with no high-quality cassava flour (HQCF) or derivatives. Consequently, user and gender friendly processing machines were installed in six established modern cassava processing centres, and new cassava products, such as fufu powder, tapioca, and HQCF with its value-added products (10% bread and pastries), were introduced. This upscaling will enhance the cassava value chain in Liberia with improvement in livelihoods, especially for vulnerable women and unemployed youth.
dc.description.sponsorshipWorld Bank
dc.description.sponsorshipAfrica Development Bank
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectLiberia
dc.subjectCassava
dc.subjectProducts
dc.subjectProcessing
dc.subjectEquipment
dc.subjectLivelihoods
dc.subjectTapioca
dc.titleUpscaling cassava processing machines and products in Liberia
dc.typeJournal Article
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananas
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Liberia
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryLiberia
cg.coverage.hubHeadquarters and Western Africa Hub
cg.researchthemeBiotech and Plant Breeding
cg.researchthemeSocial Science and Agribusiness
cg.identifier.bibtexciteidAWOYALE:2020
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectAgronomy
cg.iitasubjectCassava
cg.iitasubjectFood Science
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.iitasubjectFood Systems
cg.iitasubjectLivelihoods
cg.journalCroatian Journal of Food Science and Technology
cg.notesOpen Access Journal
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
cg.reviewstatusPeer Review
cg.usagerightslicenseCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.17508/cjfst.2020.12.1.04
cg.iitaauthor.identifierWasiu Awoyale: 0000-0002-3635-1414
cg.iitaauthor.identifierRobert Asiedu: 0000-0001-8943-2376


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