Global cassava research and development: The cassava economy of Asia: Adapting to economic change

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dc.creatorInternational Center for Tropical Agriculture
dc.date1987
dc.date2016-11-28T08:41:08Z
dc.date2016-11-28T08:41:08Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T14:34:43Z
dc.descriptionCassava is a regional crop in India, 97 percent of the production coming from the states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. On a countrywide basis, cassava makes only a small contribution to total calorie intake; in the south, however, it ranks 2nd to rice. Data are presented on production and utilization trends and distribution, production systems, yields, production costs, and labor utilization. Highlights are given of technology research and development being done by the Central Tuber Crops Research Institute in Kerala and by the Tamil Nadu Agricultural Univ. in Coimbatore and the Tapioca Expt. Station in Salem District. Markets and demand are different; while fresh cassava for human consumption is demanded in Kerala, starch or tapioca pearls are demanded in Tamil Nadu. Dried cassava chips for human consumption are also produced in Kerala on a limited scale. As regards pricing and market efficiency, rice prices have declined, putting a damper on prices for cassava. The implications of the foregoing are discussed in terms of the potential for cassava to meet the food needs of the poor, which would not involve subsidies from the government, as is required in the case of rice. (CIAT)
dc.descriptionLa yuca es un cultivo regional en India; el 97 por ciento de la produccion proviene de los estados de Kerala y Tamil Nadu. A nivel nacional, la yuca representa un pequeno aporte al consumo total de calorias; en el sur, sin embargo, ocupa el segundo lugar despues del arroz. Se presentan datos sobre tendencias de produccion y utilizacion, distribucion, sistemas de produccion, rendimientos, costos de produccion y utilizacion de mano de obra. Se dan los avances mas importantes de la investigacion y el desarrollo de tecnologias realizados por el Central Tuber Crops Research Institute en Kerala y por la U. Agricola de Tamil Nadu en Coimbatore y la Estacion Exptl. de Tapioca en el Distrito de Salem. Los mercados y la demanda son diferentes; mientras existe una demanda de yuca fresca para consumo humano en Kerala, existe una demanda de almidon o tapioca perlada en Tamil Nadu. En Kerala tambien se producen trozos de yuca seca para consumo humano en una escala limitada. En cuanto a los precios y eficiencia del mercado, los precios del arroz han disminuido, lo cual modera los precios de la yuca. Se discuten las implicaciones de lo anterior en terminos del potencial de la yuca para satisfacer las necesidades alimenticias de los pobres, sin incluir subsidios del gobierno como en el caso del arroz. (CIAT)
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/77984
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/82222
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Center for Tropical Agriculture
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.source1987. India: Cassava within the rural economies of Kerala and Tamil Nadu . In: Lynam, J.K. Global research and development: The cassava economy of Asia: Adapting to economic change . Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Cali, CO. 46 p.
dc.subjectmanihot esculenta
dc.subjectproduction
dc.subjectconsumption
dc.subjecttrade
dc.subjectprices
dc.subjectcultivation
dc.subjectcosts
dc.subjectlabour
dc.subjectroot productivity
dc.subjectuses
dc.subjectcassava chips
dc.subjectcassava starch
dc.subjectcassava roots (vegetable)
dc.subjecttechnology
dc.subjectfood security
dc.subjectstatistical data
dc.subjectcassava products
dc.subjectdevelopment
dc.subjectdried roots
dc.subjecteconomics
dc.subjectfeeds and feeding
dc.subjectfresh products
dc.subjectmarketing
dc.subjectprocessed products
dc.subjectproductivity
dc.subjectstarch crops
dc.subjectproducción
dc.subjectproductividad de raices
dc.subjecttrozos de yuca
dc.subjectalmidon de yuca
dc.titleGlobal cassava research and development: The cassava economy of Asia: Adapting to economic change
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