Field problems in cassava

Information on some diseases and pests that attack cassava, as well as the symptoms induced by nutritional deficiencies and toxicities and damage resulting from the misuse of herbicides are given in this manual. Specific and general recommendations regarding the control of the described problems are included. Disease control on a commercial scale is discussed. Formulae suggested for stake treatment before planting and storage and a key for identifying some cassava diseases are annexed. Color photos on symtomatology are included. (AS)En este manual se presenta informacion sobre algunas de las enfermedades y plagas que atacan a la yuca, como tambien los sintomas inducidos por deficiencias y toxicidades nutricionales y danos debidos al uso incorrecto de los herbicidas. Se incluyen recomendaciones generales y especificas para el control de los problemas descritos. Se discute el control de las enfermedades en escala comercial. Se anexan formulas sugeridas para el tratamiento de la estaca antes de la siembra y del almacenamiento y una clave para identificar algunas de las enfermedades de la yuca. Se incluyen fotos a color sobre la sintomatologia. (RA

Problemas en el cultivo de la yuca

Information on some diseases and pests that attack cassava, as well as the symptoms induced by nutritional deficiencies and toxicities and damage resulting from the misuse of herbicides are given in this manual. Specific and general recommendations regarding the control of the described problems are included. Disease control on a commercial scale is discussed. Formulae suggested for stake treatment before planting and storage and a key for identifying some cassava diseases are annexed. Color photos on symtomatology are included. (AS)En este manual se presenta informacion sobre algunas de las enfermedades y plagas que atacan a la yuca, como tambien los sintomas inducidos por deficiencias y toxicidades nutricionales y danos debidos al uso incorrecto de los herbicidas. Se incluyen recomendaciones generales y especificas para el control de los problemas descritos. Se discute el control de las enfermedades en escala comercial. Se anexan formulas sugeridas para el tratamiento de la estaca antes de la siembra y del almacenamiento y una clave para identificar algunas de las enfermedades de la yuca. Se incluyen fotos a color sobre la sintomatologia. (RA

Post-harvest management and associated food losses and by-products of cassava in southern Ethiopia

Improved (high yield and disease resistant) cassava varieties were introduced into Ethiopia around the onset of the twenty-first century, as a potential food security crop. At present, limited information is available from the country on post-production aspects of the value chain (VC) and related food losses. The lack of such data prevents policymakers and VC actors from taking steps towards improving VC efficiencies, which can have a significant impact on livelihoods and food security. The focus of this study was to examine the prevailing post-harvest practices in the cassava VC in southern Ethiopia and quantify the extent of food losses and associated by-products in the framework of the recently developed ‘food loss and waste protocol’. The majority of the cassava in the study area was processed into dry chips and milled into a composite flour with teff and maize to prepare the staple bread (injera). ‘Critical loss points’ were during sun-drying (4%) and stockpiling at farm and marketplace (30–50%). Insect pest damage was primarily responsible for food losses at farm and market level. The most important insect species infesting dry cassava were identified during the survey. As far as the by-products were concerned, the ratio of leaf:wood (stem and stump):starchy root on a dry matter basis at harvest was 1:6:10. Further emphasis should be on improving processing and storage technologies to reduce food losses and the better recovery and utilisation of by-products, especially the leaves of cassava, which could be a potential source of protein in human diets