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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper explores the link between formalization and environmental performance in the artisanal and small‐scale mining (ASM) sector, focusing on the case of sub‐Saharan Africa. The impression often conveyed by experts is that a commitment to formalizing ASM—that is, moves made to bring the sector's operations into the legal domain, where ...
Gavin Hilson +2 more
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Frontiers in Plant Science, 2020 Nuru is a deep learning object detection model for diagnosing plant diseases and pests developed as a public good by PlantVillage (Penn State University), FAO, IITA, CIMMYT, and others.
Latifa Mrisho +8 more
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, 2015 Although cassava shows resilience against a myriad of pests and diseases, including several of viral aetiology, two virus disease complexes, cassava brown streak disease and cassava mosaic disease (CMD), are the major yield-limiting biotic constraints to its production in sub-Sahara Africa.
Alabi, O.J., Mulenga, R., Legg, James P.
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The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.Abstract Advancements in biofuel production technologies are essential for reducing global dependence on fossil fuels and addressing their overexploitation. Many valuable components of biomass, such as cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin, remain underused in traditional biorefineries, which typically rely on a single feedstock to produce a primary ...
Marcos Paulo Patta Granado +5 more
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Physical and chemical properties of corn, cassava, and potato starchs
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environment, 2018 Starch-based plastic is developed for petroleum-based plastic material replacement. Thus, basic knowledge of starch properties is important. This research aimed to evaluate the physical and thermal properties of various potential starch, i.e.
A H D Abdullah +3 more
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BMC Genomics, 2020 Whiteflies are a threat to cassava (Manihot esculenta), an important staple food in many tropical/subtropical regions. Understanding the molecular mechanisms regulating cassava’s responses against this pest is crucial for developing control strategies ...
M. L. Irigoyen +6 more
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Characterization and biodegradation of poly (vinyl alcohol)/cassava starch [PDF]
, 2013 A series of poly (vinyl alcohol)/cassava starch (PVA/CS) blends at 50, 60, 70 and 80 wt.% cassava starch contents were prepared in one-step compounding process.
Nor Hassan, Nor Sarizal
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Post-harvest technology change in cassava processing: a choice paradigm [PDF]
, 2020 Open Access Article; Available online: 27 Jan 2020This study employed a choice model to examine the factors influencing the choice of post-harvest technologies in cassava starch processing, using a sample of five hundred and seventy (570) processors in ...
Abass, A. +3 more
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Synthesis of Micro 14C‐Labeled Polylactide for Environmental Assessment Analysis
Chemistry–Methods, EarlyView.In this study, we present the production of 14C‐labeled PLA under optimized synthesis conditions. First, the industrially toxic catalyst Sn(Oct)2 was compared with an alternative, biocompatible zinc bisguanidine catalyst in the synthesis of lactide from lactic acid.
Sara Adeleh +5 more
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Cassava, a 21st Century Staple Crop: How can Nigeria Harness Its Enormous Trade Potentials?
Acta Scientific Agriculture, 2019 Nigeria possesses enormous potentials in the agricultural sector especially in the cassava subsector. Cassava production in Nigeria reached the highest level with an estimated value of 59million and accounted for 20.4% world share in 2017.
O. Otekunrin, B. Sawicka
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