Farmers’ preferential choice decisions to alternative cassava value chain strands in Morogoro rural district, Tanzania [PDF]
The study was conducted to determine farmers’ preferential choice decision of alternative cassava value chain strands and as well as factors behind such decisions in Morogoro rural District, Tanzania. Factor analysis was first used to reduce and identify
Mdoe, N. Y. S. +2 more
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Antibacterial Activity of Culture Extracts of Penicillium chrysogenum PCL501: Effects of Carbon Sources [PDF]
, 2009 Penicillium chrysogenum PCL501 produced β-lactam antibiotics when fermented with different agro-wastes: cassava shavings, corncob, sawdust and sugarcane pulp.
Chinedu, SN +3 more
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A study on the functional properties of taro starches from Tonga : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Technology in Food Technology at Massey University [PDF]
, 1993 This study compared the functional properties of three taro starches extracted from selected cultivars, one from each of the three most commonly grown taro genera in Tonga.
Havea, Palatasa
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COMPARING THE PROFITABILITY OF CASSAVA-BASED PRODUCTION SYSTEMS IN THREE WEST AFRICAN COUNTRIES: COTE D'IVOIRE, GHANA AND NIGERIA [PDF]
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) cassava-producing countries such as Nigeria, Ghana, and Côte d'Ivoire have developed, in recent years, a renewed interest in cassava as an alternative food crop.
Camara, Youssouf +2 more
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Physio-Chemical and Mechanical Behaviour of(Pinussylvestris) as Binders on Foundry Core Strength [PDF]
, 2012 The mechanical potential of sand core binders made withPinussylvestris has been examined. Ota silica base sand bonded with 6% of cassava starch in admixed proportion of Pinussylvestris was tested for tensile, compressive strength and permeability to ...
Abdulwahab, M +3 more
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Sustainable Energy Crop Production: A Case Study for Sugarcane and Cassava Production in Yunnan, China [PDF]
The possibility of using biomass as a source of energy in reducing the greenhouse-effect imposed by carbon dioxide emission and relieving energy crisis is a matter of great interest, such as bioethanol production.
Ni, Jianhong, Zhang, Sizhu, Zhang, Yu
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Recent growth in African cassava [PDF]
According to the authors, "Cassava serves as a staple food for 200 million Africans, second only to maize in its calorie contribution. In response to a series of devastating attacks by cassava diseases and pests over the past several decades, the ...
Haggblade, Steven +2 more
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Behavior of subsistence producers in response to technological change- The elasticity of cassava production and home consumption in Benin [PDF]
The welfare effects of GM (genetic modification)-led productivity growth for cassava producers are partly affected by the characteristics of individual cassava producing households. Those household characteristics include the elasticity of production and
Takeshima, Hiroyuki
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Biofuels and economic development in Tanzania [PDF]
Biofuels provide a new opportunity to enhance economic development in Tanzania. Drawing on detailed cost estimates, we develop a dynamic computable general equilibrium model to estimate the impact of different biofuel production scenarios on growth and ...
Arndt, Channing +2 more
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Green Entrepreneurship In Increasing Income Of Family Business At Keranggan Ecotourism [PDF]
, 2018 This conceptual paper discusses about green entrepreneurship which will be developed at Keranggan ecotourism in South Tangerang, which has an impact to increase their income for family business. The example for family business is a cassava chips industry
Kusumaningsih, A. (Ani)
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