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The cassava transformation [[electronic resource] ] : Africa's best-kept secret / / Felix I. Nweke, Dunstan S.C. Spencer, John K. Lynam
| The cassava transformation [[electronic resource] ] : Africa's best-kept secret / / Felix I. Nweke, Dunstan S.C. Spencer, John K. Lynam |
| Autore | Nweke Felix I |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | East Lansing, : Michigan State University Press, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (302 p.) |
| Disciplina | 633.6/82/096 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
LynamJohn K
SpencerDunstan S. C |
| Soggetto topico | Cassava - Africa |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-60917-283-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; 1. Cassava and Africa's Food Crisis; Why Cassava?; Cassava: Introduction and Diffusion in Africa; The Cassava Transformation; The Collaborative Study of Cassava in Africa (COSCA); Plan of This Book; 2. Myths and Half-Truths; Cassava as a Subsistence Crop; Cassava as a Soil Nutrient-Depleting Crop; Cassava as a Women's Crop; Cassava as a Lethal Food; Cassava as a Nutritionally Deficient Food; 3. Cassava's Multiple Roles; Famine-Reserve Crop; Rural Food Staple; Cash Crop and Urban Food Staple; Industrial Raw Material; Livestock Feed
4. Production OverviewVarieties Grown; Pests and Disease; Area Cultivated; Yield; Production; 5. Genetic Research and the TMS Revolution; Farmer-Led Research; Government Research; Insights and Research Challenges; 6. Agronomic Practices; Three Types of Fallow Systems; Cassava Planting; Cassava Production; Cassava Harvesting; 7. Diffusion of TMS Varieties; TMS Diffusion in Nigeria; The Delayed Diffusion of the TMS Varieties in Ghana; TMS Diffusion in Uganda; 8. The Preparation of Five Cassava Products; Fresh Cassava Roots; Dried Cassava Roots; Pasty Cassava Products Granulated Cassava ProductsCassava Leaves; Lessons and Challenges; 9. Mechanized Processing; Types of Cassava Processing Machines; The Rise and Fall of Private Large-Scale Processing; Nigeria: Cassava Processing Research and Development; Lessons and Challenges; 10. Gender Surprises; Cassava Production; Access to Improved Technologies by Men and Women; Cassava Processing and Marketing; Gender Surprises: Policy Implications; 11. Consumption; Cassava Consumption Pattern; Pre- and Post-Harvest Losses; Food Expenditure Patterns; Income Elasticity of Demand 12. New Uses for Cassava: A Nigerian Case StudyExpanding the Use of Cassava in the Livestock Industry; Expanding the Use of Cassava in Food Manufacturing; Expanding the Use of Cassava Starch as an Industrial Raw Material; Beer Malt: A New Use for Dried Cassava Roots; Developing a Cassava-Based Ethanol Industry; 13. The Cassava Transformation: Synthesis; Cassava and Africa's Food Crisis; Genetic Research and the High-Yeielding TMS Varieties; The Diffusion of the TMS Varieties; Post-Harvest Issues: Food Preparation and Mechanized Processing; Gender Surprises; New Uses for Cassava Policy ImplicationsAppendix 1: Methods of the COSCA Study; The Study Team; Sampling Procedures; Survey Instruments; Logistics and Supervision; Data Processing; Appendix 2: List of COSCA Collaborators; Appendix 3: List of COSCA Reports; Working Papers; Ph.D. Dissertations; Appendix 4: Demand Function Specifications; Variable Description and Construction; Notes; References; About the Authors; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457901703321 |
Nweke Felix I
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| East Lansing, : Michigan State University Press, c2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The cassava transformation [[electronic resource] ] : Africa's best-kept secret / / Felix I. Nweke, Dunstan S.C. Spencer, John K. Lynam
| The cassava transformation [[electronic resource] ] : Africa's best-kept secret / / Felix I. Nweke, Dunstan S.C. Spencer, John K. Lynam |
| Autore | Nweke Felix I |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | East Lansing, : Michigan State University Press, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (302 p.) |
| Disciplina | 633.6/82/096 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
LynamJohn K
SpencerDunstan S. C |
| Soggetto topico | Cassava - Africa |
| ISBN | 1-60917-283-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; 1. Cassava and Africa's Food Crisis; Why Cassava?; Cassava: Introduction and Diffusion in Africa; The Cassava Transformation; The Collaborative Study of Cassava in Africa (COSCA); Plan of This Book; 2. Myths and Half-Truths; Cassava as a Subsistence Crop; Cassava as a Soil Nutrient-Depleting Crop; Cassava as a Women's Crop; Cassava as a Lethal Food; Cassava as a Nutritionally Deficient Food; 3. Cassava's Multiple Roles; Famine-Reserve Crop; Rural Food Staple; Cash Crop and Urban Food Staple; Industrial Raw Material; Livestock Feed
4. Production OverviewVarieties Grown; Pests and Disease; Area Cultivated; Yield; Production; 5. Genetic Research and the TMS Revolution; Farmer-Led Research; Government Research; Insights and Research Challenges; 6. Agronomic Practices; Three Types of Fallow Systems; Cassava Planting; Cassava Production; Cassava Harvesting; 7. Diffusion of TMS Varieties; TMS Diffusion in Nigeria; The Delayed Diffusion of the TMS Varieties in Ghana; TMS Diffusion in Uganda; 8. The Preparation of Five Cassava Products; Fresh Cassava Roots; Dried Cassava Roots; Pasty Cassava Products Granulated Cassava ProductsCassava Leaves; Lessons and Challenges; 9. Mechanized Processing; Types of Cassava Processing Machines; The Rise and Fall of Private Large-Scale Processing; Nigeria: Cassava Processing Research and Development; Lessons and Challenges; 10. Gender Surprises; Cassava Production; Access to Improved Technologies by Men and Women; Cassava Processing and Marketing; Gender Surprises: Policy Implications; 11. Consumption; Cassava Consumption Pattern; Pre- and Post-Harvest Losses; Food Expenditure Patterns; Income Elasticity of Demand 12. New Uses for Cassava: A Nigerian Case StudyExpanding the Use of Cassava in the Livestock Industry; Expanding the Use of Cassava in Food Manufacturing; Expanding the Use of Cassava Starch as an Industrial Raw Material; Beer Malt: A New Use for Dried Cassava Roots; Developing a Cassava-Based Ethanol Industry; 13. The Cassava Transformation: Synthesis; Cassava and Africa's Food Crisis; Genetic Research and the High-Yeielding TMS Varieties; The Diffusion of the TMS Varieties; Post-Harvest Issues: Food Preparation and Mechanized Processing; Gender Surprises; New Uses for Cassava Policy ImplicationsAppendix 1: Methods of the COSCA Study; The Study Team; Sampling Procedures; Survey Instruments; Logistics and Supervision; Data Processing; Appendix 2: List of COSCA Collaborators; Appendix 3: List of COSCA Reports; Working Papers; Ph.D. Dissertations; Appendix 4: Demand Function Specifications; Variable Description and Construction; Notes; References; About the Authors; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781566303321 |
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Nweke Felix I
|
||
| East Lansing, : Michigan State University Press, c2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
The cassava transformation [[electronic resource] ] : Africa's best-kept secret / / Felix I. Nweke, Dunstan S.C. Spencer, John K. Lynam
| The cassava transformation [[electronic resource] ] : Africa's best-kept secret / / Felix I. Nweke, Dunstan S.C. Spencer, John K. Lynam |
| Autore | Nweke Felix I |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | East Lansing, : Michigan State University Press, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (302 p.) |
| Disciplina | 633.6/82/096 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
LynamJohn K
SpencerDunstan S. C |
| Soggetto topico | Cassava - Africa |
| ISBN | 1-60917-283-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; 1. Cassava and Africa's Food Crisis; Why Cassava?; Cassava: Introduction and Diffusion in Africa; The Cassava Transformation; The Collaborative Study of Cassava in Africa (COSCA); Plan of This Book; 2. Myths and Half-Truths; Cassava as a Subsistence Crop; Cassava as a Soil Nutrient-Depleting Crop; Cassava as a Women's Crop; Cassava as a Lethal Food; Cassava as a Nutritionally Deficient Food; 3. Cassava's Multiple Roles; Famine-Reserve Crop; Rural Food Staple; Cash Crop and Urban Food Staple; Industrial Raw Material; Livestock Feed
4. Production OverviewVarieties Grown; Pests and Disease; Area Cultivated; Yield; Production; 5. Genetic Research and the TMS Revolution; Farmer-Led Research; Government Research; Insights and Research Challenges; 6. Agronomic Practices; Three Types of Fallow Systems; Cassava Planting; Cassava Production; Cassava Harvesting; 7. Diffusion of TMS Varieties; TMS Diffusion in Nigeria; The Delayed Diffusion of the TMS Varieties in Ghana; TMS Diffusion in Uganda; 8. The Preparation of Five Cassava Products; Fresh Cassava Roots; Dried Cassava Roots; Pasty Cassava Products Granulated Cassava ProductsCassava Leaves; Lessons and Challenges; 9. Mechanized Processing; Types of Cassava Processing Machines; The Rise and Fall of Private Large-Scale Processing; Nigeria: Cassava Processing Research and Development; Lessons and Challenges; 10. Gender Surprises; Cassava Production; Access to Improved Technologies by Men and Women; Cassava Processing and Marketing; Gender Surprises: Policy Implications; 11. Consumption; Cassava Consumption Pattern; Pre- and Post-Harvest Losses; Food Expenditure Patterns; Income Elasticity of Demand 12. New Uses for Cassava: A Nigerian Case StudyExpanding the Use of Cassava in the Livestock Industry; Expanding the Use of Cassava in Food Manufacturing; Expanding the Use of Cassava Starch as an Industrial Raw Material; Beer Malt: A New Use for Dried Cassava Roots; Developing a Cassava-Based Ethanol Industry; 13. The Cassava Transformation: Synthesis; Cassava and Africa's Food Crisis; Genetic Research and the High-Yeielding TMS Varieties; The Diffusion of the TMS Varieties; Post-Harvest Issues: Food Preparation and Mechanized Processing; Gender Surprises; New Uses for Cassava Policy ImplicationsAppendix 1: Methods of the COSCA Study; The Study Team; Sampling Procedures; Survey Instruments; Logistics and Supervision; Data Processing; Appendix 2: List of COSCA Collaborators; Appendix 3: List of COSCA Reports; Working Papers; Ph.D. Dissertations; Appendix 4: Demand Function Specifications; Variable Description and Construction; Notes; References; About the Authors; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910811915403321 |
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Nweke Felix I
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| East Lansing, : Michigan State University Press, c2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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