Course title: AGRO CASSAVA
Short Description:
Train the youth workers in Africa in the production of Cassava.
Description:
The term cassava (manioc in French-speaking countries) is usually applied in Europe and the United States of America to the roots of the cassava plant, whereas tapioca denotes baked products of cassava flour. The word tapioca derives from tipioca, the Tupi Indian name for the meal which settles out of the liquid expressed from rasped tubers and is made up into pellets called tipiocet.Because it grows easily, has large yields and is little affected by diseases and pests? The areas under cassava cultivation are increasing rapidly. The plant is grown for its edible tubers, which serve as a staple food in many tropical countries and are also the source of an important starch. Its value as a famine relief crop has long been recognized. In parts of the Far East during the Second World War many people survived on cassava roots, and in Africa it was a principal food source for workers in mining and industrial centres.It is now grown widely as a food crop or for industrial purposes. In many regions of the tropics cassava occupies much the same position as white potatoes do in some parts of the temperate zones as the principal carbohydrate of the daily diet. The industrial utilization of cassava roots is expanding every year.In the early decades of this century, cassava was held responsible for the rapid exhaustion of forest clearings, but later experiments in many parts of the tropics showed that it is not a soil-depleting crop. Since the Second World War, a more balanced appraisal of the crop has developed. More scientists, agriculturists and sociologists have become aware of its importance in developing countries, where it is most commonly produced. In many countries emphasis is being placed on research for the improvement of production and utilization of cassava crops.
Course Chapters:
- INTRODUCTION
- CASSAVA CULTIVATION
- CASSAVA FLOUR AND STARCH
- BAKED TAPIOCA PRODUCTS
- CASSAVA PRODUCTS FOR ANIMAL FEEDING
- CASSAVA STARCH FACTORIES
- UTILIZATION OF CASSAVA PRODUCTS
- QUALITY CONTROL OF CASSAVA PRODUCTS
- DEVELOPMENT OF THE CASSAVA-PROCESSING INDUSTRY AND ITS FUTURE
- REFERENCES