Issues and Challenges for Cassava in West and Central ... - FIDAfrique
Issues and Challenges for Cassava in West and Central ... - FIDAfrique
Issues and Challenges for Cassava in West and Central ... - FIDAfrique
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<strong>Cassava</strong> is an appropriate commodity to feature <strong>in</strong> SSA future<br />
economic development: national, regional <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>ternational<br />
markets <strong>and</strong> trade (GCDS, NEPAD, ECOWAS. etc.)<br />
Five ma<strong>in</strong> roles: fam<strong>in</strong>e reserve crop; rural food staple; cash crop <strong>for</strong><br />
urban consumption; <strong>in</strong>dustrial raw material; <strong>and</strong> <strong>for</strong>eign exchange<br />
earner<br />
But<br />
Too much emphasis on production (cyclic glut <strong>and</strong> dis<strong>in</strong>centive)<br />
<strong>Cassava</strong> production per se: NOT THE<br />
CHALLENGE
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