The importance of cassava in world food production.

Bruijn, G.H. de; Fresco, L.O.

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“…Il intervient en Afrique subsaharienne (Cock, 1985, Raffaillac, 1997, pour environ un tiers de la production totale, d'aliments de base (Djoulde, 2005) et est la troisième plus importante source de calories après le riz et le maïs. Le manioc constitue une source énergétique alimentaire abondante reconnue peu coûteuse (Bruijn et Fresco, 1989). Les parties consommées du manioc sont les tubercules (racines) et les feuilles.…”

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Variabilité physico-morphologique des racines tubéreuses de manioc (<i>Manihot esculenta</i> CRANTZ) cultivées sur ferralsol en zone de forêt d’Afrique de l’Ouest

Kouadio¹,

Ettien²,

Bakayoko³

et al. 2014

J. App. Bioscience.

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Variabilité physico-morphologique des racines tubéreuses de manioc (<i>Manihot esculenta</i> CRANTZ) cultivées sur ferralsol en zone de forêt d’Afrique de l’Ouest

Kouadio¹,

Ettien²,

Bakayoko³

et al. 2014

J. App. Bioscience.

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“…Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is a perennial vegetatively propagated shrub and is one of the most important food crops grown in Africa [1]. It is high yielding and drought resistant and with improved pest management practices, its high yielding capacity could be sustained [2].Cassava is grown for use as food in more than thirty nine African countries [3].…”

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Cassava processors’ awareness of occupational and environmental hazards associated with cassava processing in south-western Nigeria.

Oyegbami¹,

Oboh²,

Omueti³

2010

African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development

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The processing of this popular root tuber into different products (gari, fufu, pupuru) is not without hazards both to the environment, the processors, and even the consumers. This study, therefore, investigated cassava processors' awareness of occupational and environmental hazards associated with and factors affecting cassava processing in three states-Oyo, Ogun and Ondo in Southwestern Nigeria. A total of 380 cassava processors were purposively and randomly selected from the three states. Data were collected through the use of structured interview guide using the participatory and focus group approach with the assistance of experienced enumerators. The data were analysed using frequency counts and percentages. Results from the study showed that majority (68.9%) of the respondents involved in cassava processing were females, 65.7% are between the ages of 31-50 years which means that they were still in their active age, 48% have between 4-6 persons as household size, 64.2% had one form of education or another which is a good indicator of their level of understanding especially where a technology involves a little technicality. Another 55.5% of the respondents took cassava processing and marketing as their primary occupation. A larger percentage (74.5%) of the respondents indicated that the Agricultural Development Programme (ADP) is their source of information. The result also showed that processor's awareness of occupational hazards associated with the different stages of cassava processing vary because their involvement in these stages also varies. They were also aware of environmental hazards associated with cassava processing. Majority (97.7%) of the respondents combined conventional and modern methods of cassava processing. Majority of the respondents also complained of lack of water (78.4%), lack of effective channel for cassava effluent (64.5%), lack of labour (80.3%) and unstable price of cassava products (70.3%) as major factors affecting cassava processing in the study area. It is, therefore, recommended that for proper channeling be made for cassava effluent, cassava peels should be sun-dried and used as livestock feed, government and the community should provide a borehole or a deep well as this will improve cleanliness of the environment cassava products. Key stakeholders can also participate in the design of processing site from inception so as to reduce the problems faced by cassava processors during processing.

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“…Hence, the use of powdered cassava or tapioca ( Manihot esculenta ) starch as a film constituent is elucidated in this paper due to its reliability for incessant supply. The beneficial roots are cultivated in tropical countries on large scale and have been viewed as a means of food security and food availability [11]. The crude protein content in cassava foliage ranges from 19 to 23% of dry weight and the starch content is ∼80% [12].…”

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Synthesis and characterisation of starch/agar nanocomposite films for food packaging application

Mahuwala

Hemant

Meharwade

et al. 2020

IET nanobiotechnol.

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The importance of cassava in world food production.

Cited by 26 publications

References 1 publication

Variabilité physico-morphologique des racines tubéreuses de manioc (<i>Manihot esculenta</i> CRANTZ) cultivées sur ferralsol en zone de forêt d’Afrique de l’Ouest

Variabilité physico-morphologique des racines tubéreuses de manioc (<i>Manihot esculenta</i> CRANTZ) cultivées sur ferralsol en zone de forêt d’Afrique de l’Ouest

Cassava processors’ awareness of occupational and environmental hazards associated with cassava processing in south-western Nigeria.

Synthesis and characterisation of starch/agar nanocomposite films for food packaging application

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