AfricaRice posted a photo: Launching meeting of GRiSP-Africa Rice Agronomy Task Force and Rice Processing and Value Addition Task Force, 22-25 Nov 2011, AfricaRice, Cotonou, Benin Photo credit : R.Raman, AfricaRice
Archive for November, 2011
Viability of commercializing cassava in districts covered by the Common Fund for Commodities in West Africa
The main objective of the project is to develop new market opportunities and supply lines for cassava farmers and small and medium-scale processors in West Africa, especially for high quality cassava flour (HQCF) and gari.
Successes and challenges of cassava enterprises in West Africa: a case study of Nigeria, Bénin, and Sierra Leone
This publication provides an insight into cassava production, processing and utilization, marketing, equipment development, research, and capacity building in West Africa. A brief SWOT analysis is included with a view to developing strategies for susta…
Strategies, choices, and program priorities for the Eastern Africa Root Crops Research Network (EARRNET)
The EARRNET mission was to transform cassava into a broad-based commercial commodity for sustained food security, poverty alleviation, and income generation through integrated regional production, utilization, marketing, and trade.