Cassava, between food crop and agribusiness

  • Published on 27/06/2018 - Published by Cirad
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by Philippe Vernier, Boni N’Zué and Nadine Zakhia-Rozis

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The cassava industry plays an essential role in the food security and the economies of Southern countries, especially in rural areas and increasingly in cities. With climate change, it should see increasing importance in world agriculture. This book compiles all the knowledge available on cassava, and highlights the agronomic and commercial challenges of this crop. It presents cassava production worldwide, addresses all aspects of the plant (botany, genetics), the main types of crop, diseases and pests. It describes modes of use, consumption and processing of cassava.

Editions Quae, ISBN 978-2-7592-2707-5
232 pages, free to download at quae.com

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