| | Achieving sustainable cultivation of cassava Volume 1(Illustrated) Cultivation techniques (Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science) by Dr Clair H. Hershey, Prof. Doyle Mckey, Prof. Klanarong Sriroth, Dr Tin Maung Aye, Dr Keith Tomlins, Dr Reinhardt Howeler, Dr James George, Dr Thomas W. Kuyper, Mr George Marechera, Dr Aurelie Bechoff, Dr Stefan Hauser, Dr Dunstan Spencer, Prof. Marney Cereda, Dr Adebayo Abass, Dr Thierry Tran, Dr Jonathan Newby, Kuakoon Piyachomkwan, Sittichoke Wanlapatit, Ben Bennett, Dr Kolawole Adebayo, Chuma Ezedinma, Olivier F. Vilpoux, Dr Claude M. Fauquet, Joe Tohme, Sarojini Amma Sunitha, Grace Muinga, Marc DelĂȘtre Hardcover, 424 Pages, Published 2017 by Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-78676-000-5, ISBN: 1-78676-000-2
"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 chall ..."
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