Achieving Sustainable Cultivation of Cassava Volume 1: Cultivation Techniques

by Keith Tomlins, James George, Thom Kuyper, et al.

Originating in South America, cassava is now grown in over 100 countries around the world. It is the third most important source of calories in the tropics after rice and maize. Its caloric value, as well as its ability to tolerate dry conditions and poor soils, makes it a key food security crop in developing countries, particularly in Africa. As demand for food grows, there is an urgent need to increase yields in the face of such challenges as...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1786760002
• ISBN13: 9781786760005
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Ltd
• Length: 426 Pages
• Weight: 1.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"