Efficiency of resource - use in cassava production in Kogi State, Nigeria: implications for food security and environmental degradation

2004 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
BT Omonona
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Environmental Degradation ◽  
Resource Use ◽  
Cassava Production

Cassava Processing in Sub-Saharan Africa: the Implications for Expanding Cassava Production

1994 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 197-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felix Izu Nweke
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Intensive Use ◽  
Cassava Production ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Processing Techniques ◽  
Technical Solutions ◽  
Poor Soil

Cassava makes an important contribution to improving food security and rural incomes in sub-Saharan Africa, as it is tolerant of drought and poor soil and its cultivation does not require much labour. However, the fresh roots are bulky and perishable and need to be processed before they can be marketed; processing also removes the cyanogens which make many varieties poisonous in their raw form. Cassava roots are turned into granules, flours, pastes and chips, with a wide range of flavours and appearances for different areas and markets. Many different processing techniques are used, some of which make intensive use of fuelwood while others require a plentiful water supply. These requirements, as well as the need for a good transport and marketing infrastructure, limit the expansion of cassava production in sub-Saharan Africa, but technical solutions are being found.

DESERTIFICATION AND PROTECTIVE AFFORESTATION. CHALLENGES. INTERACTION STRATEGY

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Konstantin KULIK ◽  
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Aleksandr MANAENKOV ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Soil Fertility ◽  
Environmental Degradation ◽  
Forest Plantations ◽  
Protective Forest ◽  
Interaction Strategy

The issues of strategy for the formation of protective forest plantations systems in desertification processes areas that can stabilize environmental degradation, increase the effectiveness of measures to restore soil fertility, reduce the discomfort level in places of work and residence of people and ensure environmental and food security of the country are described.

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