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The paper assesses the potential impact of the adoption of improved cassava varieties on yields of smallholder farmers …. Using cross-sectional data collected from a randomly selected sample of 1,176 farmers dispersed across Ghana and employing …, adoption had a significant positive impact on cassava yields. Adopters had 18 t/ha increases in yields and non-adopters should …
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peeling machine services using data from 300 cassava processors in the Bono East Region of Ghana. A perception index from a 5 …Cassava peeling machines are available but are inaccessible and prohibitively expensive, especially for small …-scale processors to acquire. This paper examines the perception and willingness of smallholder cassava processors to pay for cassava …
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by climate change. These crops, particularly cassava have become a priority in Siaya County, Kenya. This is because of … other development bodies have initiated programs to support the development of the cassava value chain while introducing it … still weak integration between small-scale cassava farmers and development organizations resulting in low performance of the …
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Thailand is a significant global exporter of cassava, of which cassava chips are the main export products. Moreover … fluctuations in the cassava product price, and cassava chips were a product with significant price volatility, adapting to changes … in export volumes. This study aims to analyze the volatility of the price of cassava chips in Thailand from 2010 to 2020 …
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This study focused on analyzing the determinants of technology upgrading and productivity growth in cassava production … such as gender, ethnicity, schooling, and experience in cassava production significantly impact the farms’ technology …
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The main objective of the report is to develop business models on farming and/or processing of cassava, maize and …
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on the subject matter, especially in Nigeria. Therefore, this study assessed cassava processors' willingness to adopt … improved cassava waste management technology in Nigeria. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression were used to analyze … data collected from 240 cassava processors using a structured questionnaire. The current cassava waste management practices …
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of cassava in Dak Lak Province and decisions in relation to the cassava value chain from a gender perspective. Data were … determine the factors affecting females’ decisions to participate in cassava cultivation, their level of participation and their … participation in other stages of the cassava value chain. The survey results show that men are prominent in all stages of cassava …
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According to the Thai Energy Efficiency Plan (EEP 2015), the government has set the target of 30% reduction in 2036 compared to the total energy consumption in 2010. The industry sector accounts for approximately 37% of the total energy consumption. Thai industries have been classified into 11...
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security strategies. Based on a study on cassava shortage in Cote d'Ivoire in 2015-2016, this paper explores sociocultural …-informant interviews and focus group discussion with various stakeholders in the cassava value chain revealed that food shortage cannot … always be explained by supply/demand narratives. The study shows that cassava supply mechanisms in the Abidjan area are not …
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