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Advances in Food and Non-Food Biomass Production, Processing and Use in Sub-Saharan Africa: Towards a Basis for a Regional Bioeconomy
| Advances in Food and Non-Food Biomass Production, Processing and Use in Sub-Saharan Africa: Towards a Basis for a Regional Bioeconomy |
| Autore | Schmitt Christine B |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2020 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (446 p.) |
| Soggetto topico | Biology, life sciences |
| Soggetto non controllato |
access
adoption amylose availability bamboo basic needs bio-based bio-based economy biochar bioeconomy bioenergy biological goods biomass Biomass biomass scenarios biomass utilization Biomass-based value web bioproductivity carotenoids retention cassava cassava farmers cassava processing cassava processors cassava smallholders cassava variants CGE circular economy cluster analysis collaboration comparative advantage contract design contract farming corncob crop model crop residue deforestation demand-driven research development development policy edible endogenous switching regression equity Ethiopia fairness family farming farmland fertilizer-yield-response fiber food and non-food food and non-food benefit food bearing food security germination Ghana global biomass governance green economy groundnut high-tech bioeconomy homegarden husk impact innovation intensification options intensity intragenerational justice knowledge-based bioeconomy land-use leadership maize methane mixed methods mucilage multi-functionality multipurpose tree on farmland multistorey coffee system neighborhoods Nigeria parchment phytotoxicity plantain residues Policy Analysis Matrix pollution primary sector probit productivity productivity differentials pulp push-pull technology renewable energy richness rural development self-purging pyrolysis smallholders soil amendment solid waste sustainability sustainable development technology traditional agroforestry transdisciplinary research typology value addition value chain value web value-added welfare willingness to pay Yayu Biosphere Reserve yellow cassava |
| ISBN | 3-03928-669-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Advances in Food and Non-Food Biomass Production, Processing and Use in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910674007903321 |
Schmitt Christine B
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Advances in Postharvest Process Systems
| Advances in Postharvest Process Systems |
| Autore | Onwude Daniel I |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (214 p.) |
| Soggetto topico |
Biology, life sciences
Research and information: general Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes |
| Soggetto non controllato |
agricultural production
alligator pepper artificial neural network model bean softening beans classification biorational pesticides bitter kola bulk hazelnut kernels bulk weight cassava cavitation chemical analysis chemical profile common beans computational intelligence methods crop storage and processing decontamination deterioration dimensions dosage drying methods energy consumption food distribution food packaging and shelf-life food preservation food quality food security fumigant toxicity hard-to-cook heating temperature high pressure processing hop cones size distribution hurdle technology industry 4.0 k-nearest neighbors mass maturity levels mechanical properties microorganisms milk quality milk storage modeling modelling n/a nonthermal oil efficiency optimization pasteurization persimmon fruit piper nigrum postharvest losses postharvest storage PPD refrigeration relaxation process S. hortensis S. intermedia shelf life shelf-life smart digital technology starch storage support vector machine model underutilized seeds |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910557442503321 |
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Onwude Daniel I
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| Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Cassava-Mealybug interactions / / Paul-André Calatayud, Bruno Le Rü
| Cassava-Mealybug interactions / / Paul-André Calatayud, Bruno Le Rü |
| Autore | Bellotti A. C |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Marseille, : IRD Éditions, 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (110 p.) |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
CalatayudP.-A
CalatayudPaul-André CalvertL CuervoM HeddiA KhatchadourianC Le RüBruno MùneraD. F OssaG. A PreciadoD. P Valencia-JimenezA |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental studies, Geography & Development
cochenille du manioc phenacoccus herreni parasite cochineal cassava |
| Soggetto non controllato |
parasite
phenacoccus herreni cassava cochineal |
| ISBN | 2-7099-2281-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910214941403321 |
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Bellotti A. C
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| Marseille, : IRD Éditions, 2017 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Documenting domestication [[electronic resource] ] : new genetic and archaeological paradigms / / edited by Melinda A. Zeder ... [et al.]
| Documenting domestication [[electronic resource] ] : new genetic and archaeological paradigms / / edited by Melinda A. Zeder ... [et al.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (377 p.) |
| Disciplina | 631.5/233 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | ZederMelinda A |
| Soggetto topico |
Plants, Cultivated - Genetics
Plant remains (Archaeology) Domestic animals - Genetics Animal remains (Archaeology) |
| Soggetto non controllato |
agriculture
andes animal domestication anthropology archaeology banana camelids cassava cattle chives domestic pets donkeys farming fertile crescent foraging genetics goats herbs history horses human behavior hunter gatherer indigenous culture indigenous people maize mesopotamia molecular biology natural world nature nonfiction olives pig plant domestication science sheep social development social history squash starch grain tropical america tubers |
| ISBN |
1-282-35893-6
1-4237-8965-2 9786612358937 0-520-93242-0 1-60129-382-8 |
| Classificazione | WG 9300 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- List Of Contributors -- List Of Tables -- List Of Figures -- 1. Documenting Domestication: Bringing Together Plants, Animals, Archaeology, And Genetics -- 2. Documenting Domesticated Plants In The Archaeological Record -- 3. Seed Size Increase As A Marker Of Domestication In Squash (Cucurbita Pepo) -- 4. A Morphological Approach To Documenting The Domestication Of Chenopodium In The Andes -- 5. Identifying Manioc (Manihot Esculenta Crantz) And Other Crops In Pre-Columbian Tropical America Through Starch Grain Analysis: A Case Study From Central Panama -- 6. Phytolith Evidence For The Early Presence Of Domesticated Banana (Musa) In Africa -- 7. Documenting The Presence Of Maize In Central And South America Through Phytolith Analysis Of Food Residues -- 8. Genetic Data And Plant Domestication -- 9. DNA Sequence Data And Inferences On Cassava's Origin Of Domestication -- 10. Relationship Between Chinese Chive (Allium Tuberosum) And Its Putative Progenitor A. Ramosum As Assessed By Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) -- 11. Using Multiple Types Of Molecular Markers To Understand Olive Phylogeography -- 12. Origins Of Polyploid Crops: The Example Of The Octoploid Tuber Crop Oxalis Tuberosa -- 13. Archaeological Approaches To Documenting Animal Domestication -- 14. A Critical Assessment Of Markers Of Initial Domestication In Goats (Capra Hircus) -- 15. The Domestication Of The Pig (Sus Scrofa): New Challenges And Approaches -- 16. The Domestication Of South American Camelids: A View From The South-Central Andes -- 17. Early Horse Domestication On The Eurasian Steppe -- 18. Documenting Domestication: Reading Animal Genetic Texts -- 19. Genetic Analysis Of Dog Domestication -- 20. Origins And Diffusion Of Domestic Goats Inferred From DNA Markers: Example Analyses Of mtDNA, Y Chromosome, And Microsatellites -- 21. Mitochondrial DNA Diversity In Modern Sheep: Implications For Domestication -- 22. Genetics And Origins Of Domestic Cattle -- 23. Genetic Analysis Of The Origins Of Domestic South American Camelids -- 24. Genetic Documentation Of Horse And Donkey Domestication -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783668603321 |
| Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2006 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Neurotoxicity of Environmental Metal Toxicants
| Neurotoxicity of Environmental Metal Toxicants |
| Autore | Ortega Richard |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basel, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (190 p.) |
| Soggetto topico | Medical toxicology |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease (AD) animal fluency apoptosis arsenic cadmium cassava CERAD cholesterol cobalt cognitive function copper diet DSST environmental exposure environmental risk factor ethnicity grasspea grip strength heavy metals high fat lead low fat manganese manganese speciation mercury metal metal-on-metal (MoM) hip implants metals methylmercury mitochondrial dysfunction morels n/a neurodegeneration neurological disorders neuromotor system neurotoxicity NHANES phytochemicals protein metabolism proteostasis race RNA-Seq RT-qPCR SH-SY5Y soil and water pollution synapse systemic cobaltism |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910595072503321 |
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Ortega Richard
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| Basel, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022 | ||
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Root, Tuber and Banana Food System Innovations : Value Creation for Inclusive Outcomes
| Root, Tuber and Banana Food System Innovations : Value Creation for Inclusive Outcomes |
| Autore | Thiele Graham |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, : Springer International Publishing AG, 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (583 p.) |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
FriedmannMichael
CamposHugo PolarVivian BentleyJeffrey W |
| Soggetto topico |
Agricultural science
Genetics (non-medical) Business & management Conreus Tubercles Bananes Economia agrària |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Scalling innovation
tropical crops banana cassava sweet potato yams agriculture value creation crop waste management digital pest control citizen science |
| ISBN | 3-030-92022-4 |
| Classificazione | BUS042000BUS070010SCI029000TEC003000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Part I: Overview, Institutional Change and Scaling -- Chapter 1: Overview -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Importance of RT& -- B Crops -- 1.3 Challenges and Opportunities for RT& -- B Crops -- 1.3.1 Processing, Marketing, and Distribution -- 1.3.2 Enhancing Productivity -- 1.3.3 Improving Livelihoods -- 1.4 A Primer on Innovation and the Jobs to Be Done -- 1.5 Layout of the Book and Key Lessons to Enable Effective Innovation in RT& -- B Seed Systems -- 1.5.1 Institutional Change and Scaling -- 1.5.2 Processing, Marketing, and Distribution -- 1.5.3 Enhancing Productivity -- 1.5.4 Improving Livelihoods -- 1.6 What Next for RT& -- B Crops and the Smallholder Farmers Relying on Them -- References -- Chapter 2: Innovation Models to Deliver Value at Scale: The RTB Program -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Context -- 2.3 CGIAR Collaborative Programs -- 2.4 Design and Evolution of CRPs -- 2.5 RTB Program -- 2.5.1 Collective Action in Management, Leadership, and Associative Governance -- 2.5.2 Stakeholder Consultation and Participatory Design -- 2.5.3 Priority Setting to Guide Investments and Build the Portfolio -- 2.5.4 RTB 2.0: Portfolio Organized by Aggregated Innovations with Linked Impact Pathways -- 2.5.5 Programmatic Embedding of Strategic and Integrated Gender Research -- 2.5.6 Internal Funding Mechanisms and Incentives -- 2.5.7 Dynamic Interactive Communication Capability to Build a Shared Vision and Engage Stakeholders -- 2.5.8 Purposive National Partner Engagement -- 2.6 Program Outcomes -- 2.7 Lessons Learned from RTB -- 2.8 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Scaling Readiness: Learnings from Applying a Novel Approach to Support Scaling of Food System Innovations -- 3.1 Scaling of Innovation and Scaling Readiness.
3.2 Scaling Readiness in the CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas Scaling Fund -- 3.2.1 Identifying and Selecting Scaling-Ready RTB Innovations -- 3.2.2 RTB Scaling Strategy Design, Implementation, and Monitoring -- 3.2.3 Introduction to the Scaling Fund Cassava Flash Dryer Case Study -- 3.3 Principles, Concepts, and Case Study Application of Scaling Readiness -- 3.3.1 Scaling Readiness Step 1: Characterize -- 3.3.1.1 Scaling Readiness Step 1: Principles and Concepts -- Scaling Innovation Requires Context-Specific Approaches -- Innovations Never Scale in Isolation -- 3.3.1.2 Scaling Readiness Step 1 in the Cassava Flash Dryer Case Study -- 3.3.2 Scaling Readiness Step 2: Diagnose -- 3.3.2.1 Scaling Readiness Step 2 Principles and Concepts -- The Scaling Readiness of an Innovation Is a Function of Innovation Readiness and Innovation Use -- 3.3.2.2 Scaling Readiness Step 2 in the Cassava Flash Dryer Case Study -- 3.3.3 Scaling Readiness Step 3: Strategize -- 3.3.3.1 Scaling Readiness Step 3 Principles and Concepts -- Bottlenecks for Scaling Can Be Identified by Assessing Innovation Readiness and Innovation Use -- Bottleneck Innovations Can Be Overcome Through Different Strategic Options -- 3.3.3.2 Scaling Readiness Step 3 in the Cassava Flash Dryer Case Study -- 3.3.4 Scaling Readiness Step 4: Agree -- 3.3.4.1 Scaling Readiness Step 4 Principles and Concepts -- Implementing Scaling Strategies Requires Multi-stakeholder Agreement and Coalition Building -- 3.3.4.2 Scaling Readiness Step 4 in the Flash Dryer Case Study -- 3.3.5 Scaling Readiness Step 5: Navigate -- 3.3.5.1 Scaling Readiness Step 5 Principles and Concepts -- Scaling Projects Need Capacity to Adjust to Emergent Dynamics -- 3.3.5.2 Scaling Readiness Step 5 in the Cassava Flash Dryer Case Study -- Short-Term Learning and Feedback Loops -- Long-Term Learning and Feedback Loops. 3.4 Reflection on the Use of Scaling Readiness in the RTB Scaling Fund -- 3.4.1 Reflections on the Use of Scaling Readiness by the Flash Dryer Case Study Team -- 3.4.2 Reflections on the Use of Scaling Readiness in the RTB Scaling Fund -- 3.5 An Outlook on the Broader Use of Scaling Readiness -- References -- Part II: Processing, Marketing and Distribution -- Chapter 4: Cost-Effective Cassava Processing: Case Study of Small-Scale Flash-Dryer Reengineering -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Optimization of Energy Efficiency for Drying of Starch and Flours -- 4.3 What Is an Efficient Dryer? Definition and Expression of Drying Efficiency and Affecting Factors -- 4.4 Key Design Components for Efficient Small-Scale Flash Drying -- 4.4.1 Surveys on Flash-Dryer Designs and Energy Efficiency -- 4.4.2 Numerical Modeling of Flash Drying Provided Design Guidelines for Energy Efficiency -- 4.4.3 Prototype Flash Dryer Confirmed That High Energy Efficiency at Small Scale Is Achievable -- 4.5 From Prototype to Technology Transfer: Optimization of Feeding Rate for Energy Efficiency of a Small-Scale Flash Dryer in Ghana -- 4.5.1 Introduction -- 4.5.2 Materials and Methods -- 4.5.3 Calculations -- 4.5.4 Results and Discussion Regarding the Small-Scale Flash Dryer in Ghana -- 4.5.5 Conclusions: The Small-Scale Flash Dryer in Ghana -- 4.6 Applying Scaling Readiness to Scale Out Flash-Drying Innovations to DR Congo and Nigeria: Successes and Lessons Learned -- 4.6.1 Scaling Readiness Framework -- 4.6.2 Identification of the Innovation Package and Determination of the Innovation Readiness and Innovation Use of Each Innovation Component -- 4.6.3 Scaling Strategy and Key Partnerships to Scale Out Flash-Drying Innovations to DR Congo and Nigeria -- 4.6.4 Results and Outcomes of Scaling Out Flash-Drying Innovations to DR Congo and Nigeria. 4.7 Performance Diagnosis of Small-Scale Processes to Support Scaling Out of Innovations for Cassava-Based Products -- 4.7.1 Design of the Diagnosis Study: Specific Objective, Study Area, and State of Knowledge -- 4.7.2 Diagnosis -- 4.7.3 Exploitation of Results -- 4.7.4 Conclusions -- 4.8 Conclusions and Perspectives: Ongoing Research and Strategic Areas for Future Research on Cassava Processing -- References -- Chapter 5: Orange-Fleshed Sweetpotato Puree: A Breakthrough Product for the Bakery Sector in Africa -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 The Evolution of Sweetpotato Puree Processing -- 5.3 Development and Commercialization of Aseptic Shelf-Stable OFSP Puree by Continuous Flow Microwave Processing -- 5.4 The Development of OFSP Puree Inclusive Value Chain in Africa -- 5.5 Scaling and Commercialization of OFSP Puree Processing in Malawi and Kenya -- 5.6 Consumer Acceptance of OFSP Puree Composite Bread -- 5.7 Food Safety in OFSP Puree Processing in Africa -- 5.8 Agribusiness Development and Entrepreneurship Opportunities for OFSP Puree in Africa -- 5.8.1 Business Models for OFSP Puree Processing -- 5.9 Scaling Readiness and Strategy for OFSP Puree in Africa -- 5.9.1 Strategic Partners for Scaling -- 5.9.2 Core and Complementary Innovations for Scaling -- 5.10 Lessons Learned: Moving from Pilot to Large-Scale Commercialization of OFSP Puree in Africa -- 5.11 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: Turning Waste to Wealth: Harnessing the Potential of Cassava Peels for Nutritious Animal Feed -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.1.1 Cassava as an Essential Crop in Nigeria -- 6.1.2 The Growing Demand for Animal Feed and Potential Role of Cassava Peels -- 6.1.3 The Extent of the 'Peel Problem', Its Underlying Causes and Recent Developments -- 6.2 What Is the Innovation Package? -- 6.2.1 History of CGIAR Research to Develop the Use of Peels as Feed. 6.2.2 Proof of Concept and Feeding Trials Under the Auspices of RTB -- 6.2.3 Supporting Private Sector Partners to Take Up the Innovation -- 6.2.4 Registration of Products as First Step Towards Developing Product Standards -- 6.3 Value and Impacts of Innovation -- 6.3.1 Societal Value of Innovation (Potential Economic and Environmental Value) -- 6.3.2 Who Does This Innovation Package Impact? -- 6.4 The Approach to Scaling the HQCP Innovation -- 6.4.1 The Influences of the Scaling Readiness Approach -- 6.4.2 Role of Scaling Workshops in Strengthening Partnerships -- 6.5 Development Outcomes from Making and Using HQCP -- 6.5.1 Development Outcome 1 -- 6.5.2 Development Outcome 2 -- 6.5.3 Development Outcome 3 -- 6.6 Lessons Learned for Scaling -- 6.7 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 7: Transferring Cassava Processing Technology from Brazil to Africa -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Embrapa's Technical Cooperation with Africa: Focus on Cassava -- 7.2.1 Technical Training for Young Africans -- 7.2.2 Increasing Performance of the Cassava Industry in West and Central Africa (IPCI Project) -- 7.3 Major Innovations for Cassava Root Processing -- 7.3.1 Sweet Cassava Processing -- 7.3.1.1 Cassava Minimally Processed -- 7.3.1.2 Frozen Cassava -- 7.3.1.3 Precooked and Frozen Cassava -- 7.3.1.4 Cassava Chips -- 7.3.1.5 Cassava Dough for Snacks -- 7.3.2 Bitter Cassava Processing -- 7.3.2.1 Flour Processing -- 7.3.2.2 Small-Scale Starch Extraction ("Polvilho Doce" or "fécula") -- 7.3.2.3 "Beijus" (Cassava Flakes) and "Tapiocas" (Stuffed Beiju) -- 7.3.2.4 Avoador (Starch Biscuit) -- 7.3.2.5 Pão de Queijo (Cheese Bread) -- 7.4 Closing Remarks -- References -- Chapter 8: Improving Safety of Cassava Products -- 8.1 Improving Safety of Cassava Products in Regional Cassava Production and Processing -- 8.2 Introduction -- 8.2.1 Traditional Indigenous Knowledge in Cassava. 8.3 Chemical Safety of Cassava Food Products - The Story About Cyanogens. |
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Thiele Graham
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| Cham, : Springer International Publishing AG, 2022 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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