Cassava: from poor farmers crop to pacesetter of African rural development

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dc.creatorDixon, Alfred G.O.
dc.creatorBandyopadhyay, Ranajit
dc.creatorCoyne, Danny L.
dc.creatorFerguson, Morag E.
dc.creatorFerris, R.S.B.
dc.creatorHanna, R.
dc.creatorHughes, J.
dc.creatorIngelbrecht, I.L.
dc.creatorLegg, James P.
dc.creatorMahungu, N.M.
dc.creatorManyong, Victor M.
dc.creatorMowbray, D.
dc.creatorNeuenschwander, Peter
dc.creatorWhyte, J.
dc.creatorHartmann, P.
dc.creatorOrtíz, R.
dc.date2003
dc.date2018-08-09T06:40:29Z
dc.date2018-08-09T06:40:29Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:57:02Z
dc.descriptionCassava(Manihot esculenta), a root crop originating in Tropical America, has been called Africa’s food insurance but vital as that is, it has the potential to be much more. Already, cassava provides more than half of the dietary calories for over 200 million people in sub-Saharan Africa (about half of the total population). It also contributes substantial amounts of protein, minerals (iron and calcium) and vitamins (A and C) through leaf consumption (Table 1) though to a much smaller population at the present time.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/96342
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/118310
dc.languageen
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceDixon, A.G.O., Bandyopadhyay, R., Coyne, D., Ferguson, M., Ferris, R.S.B., Hanna, R., ... & Ortiz, R. (2003). Cassava: from poor farmers' crop to pacesetter of African rural development. Chronica Horticulturae, 43(4), 8-15.
dc.subjectcassava
dc.subjectplant diseases
dc.subjectfood security
dc.subjectvalue chain
dc.titleCassava: from poor farmers crop to pacesetter of African rural development
dc.typeJournal Article

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