Variability in traditional processing of gari: a major food security product from cassava

Bechoff, Aurélie; Tomlins, Keith I.; Chijioke, Ugo; Ilona, P.; Bennett, Ben; Westby, A.; Boy, Erick

doi:10.3362/2046-1887.18-00015

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Transferring Cassava Processing Technology from Brazil to Africa

Alves

Oliveira

Motta

2022

Root, Tuber and Banana Food System Innovations

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Cassava is currently the fourth most important food production crop in tropical and developing countries. Cassava root and its by-products are the main source of calories for the diets of 800 million people in Africa, South America, and Southeast Asia. Over the past 20 years, the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) and collaborators have been developing innovations for the use and postharvest processing of cassava. These technologies have been transferred and disseminated to technicians, entrepreneurs, producers, and processors of cassava from several African countries. This South-South cooperation has been conducted in Brazil through short trainings, workshops, and technical visits requested by national R&D institutions, cooperatives, cassava producers, and processors associations and sponsored by international agencies and foundations. In this chapter, we present an overview of the technology transfer activities of Embrapa Mandioca e Fruticultura carried out for Africa, focusing on technological innovations that result in products and by-products of cassava root processing, especially those with great potential for adoption and opening new markets for Africa (e.g., precooked and frozen cassava, cassava chips, among others). The selection of these innovations was based on observations of the trainees’ preferences and interests for technologies that they envisioned willingness to apply and share the technology when returning to their countries.

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Transferring Cassava Processing Technology from Brazil to Africa

Alves

Oliveira

Motta

2022

Root, Tuber and Banana Food System Innovations

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Double Chain Blockchain Based on Improved Virginia Algorithm

Cao

Cheng

Yang

et al. 2021

J. Phys.: Conf. Ser.

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As more and more people accept Bitcoin, block chain technology has received extensive attention and research. Block chain is a decentralized open dean technology that combines data blocks with the chain structure in chronological order, and combines encryption, protocol mechanisms, and smart contracts. Block chain technology has the characteristics of decentralization, high security, difficult information tampering, traceability, and transparency. Therefore, more and more companies and institutions are focusing on block chain technology research. In the wide application of block chain technology, the current centralized transaction model of e-commerce has gradually exposed some problems, such as the obvious monopoly trend of third-party platforms caused by the excessive central power, the difficulty of cross-border transactions, and the insecurity of user privacy information. Difficulties in accountability for transaction disputes, numerous phishing websites, and proliferation of fakes. Moreover, the current block chain transactions lack legal supervision and protection, transaction efficiency is low, smart contract functions are limited and difficult to understand, and block chain is highly professional and difficult to be accepted by the general public. Based on this, this article proposes a product anti-counterfeiting traceability system using a dual-chain block chain based on an improved Virginia algorithm, analyzes the security of the traceability system, and verifies the feasibility of the system through simulation experiments. The further combination of chain block chain technology and product security field provides reference and reference.

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Media use for Soygari: A case study of women’s behaviour to nutrition-specific information in south west Nigeria

Fadairo,

Akinbile,

Obatolu

et al. 2024

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Gari is the most popular form in which cassava is consumed in most households in Nigeria. However, gari is deficient in most food nutrients and its excessive consumption without supplementation leads to malnutrition. Soygari (Gari fortified with soyabean) could help reduce malnutrition if positive behaviour is elicited through appropriate Communication Media (CM). However, empirical evidence on suitable CM mix to elicit positive behaviour towards Soygari nutrition is scarce. Therefore, CM mix for behavioural change in Soygari nutrition information dissemination among rural households in southwestern Nigeria was investigated. This study evaluated the effect of consistent dosage of Soygari information on rural women’s behaviour in South Western Nigeria. A quasi-experimental research design was used. Data were collected from 224 women in soybean-producing households in the region through a systematic sampling procedure. This study trained women in Soygari information for twelve weeks using podcasts (audio and video messages), and interactive (demonstrations and visual teaching methods). The study targeted change in women’s knowledge, attitude, and utilization. Empirical analyses are described in tables and percentages, while parametric tests were used to analyze a priori hypotheses. The podcast method influenced higher change in Knowledge (Δx ̅ = 2.68) and attitude (Δx ̅=5.94) of women while a higher change in utilization (Δx ̅= 7.32) was found among women exposed to the interactive method. A significant difference existed in the utilization (T = 4.018; p < 0.05) of Soygari among women exposed to the podcast and interactive methods. Both media types effectively promoted positive behavioural change towards Soygari nutrition among rural households in South western Nigeria. Audio and practical demonstration mix were most suitable. An interactive method of communication is best if the target of nutrition information is for immediate household utilization. Multiple dosages of information can be a motivation to change an already existing human behaviour even when distractions exist. Key words: Change in behaviour, Soygari, Nutrition-Specific diet, media use, Women

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Variability in traditional processing of gari: a major food security product from cassava

Cited by 3 publications

References 19 publications

Transferring Cassava Processing Technology from Brazil to Africa

Transferring Cassava Processing Technology from Brazil to Africa

Double Chain Blockchain Based on Improved Virginia Algorithm

Media use for Soygari: A case study of women’s behaviour to nutrition-specific information in south west Nigeria

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