Roots and Tubers for the 21st Century
Title | Roots and Tubers for the 21st Century PDF eBook |
Author | Gregory J. Scott |
Publisher | Intl Food Policy Res Inst |
Pages | 79 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0896296350 |
Synthesizes a significant amount of data and information on roots and tubers in an effort to provide a clearer vision of their past, present, and future roles in the food systems of developing countries. How the production and use of these commodities have changed and will continue to change over time are all the more important to understand because of the contribution they make to the diets and income-generating activities of the rural and urban poor in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Provides a fuller understanding of the prospects of roots and tubers for food, feed, and other uses in developing countries.
Root crops in the 21st century
Title | Root crops in the 21st century PDF eBook |
Author | M. O. Akoroda |
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Pages | 773 |
Release | 1998 |
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Tropical Roots and Tubers
Title | Tropical Roots and Tubers PDF eBook |
Author | Harish K. Sharma |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Pages | 646 |
Release | 2016-11-14 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 1118992695 |
Roots and tubers are considered as the most important food crops after cereals and contribute significantly to sustainable development, income generation and food security especially in the tropical regions. The perishable nature of roots and tubers demands appropriate storage conditions at different stages starting from farmers to its final consumers. Because of their highly perishable nature, search for efficient and better methods of preservation/processing have been continuing alongside the developments in different arena. This book covers the processing and technological aspects of root and tuber foods, detailing the production and processing of roots and tubers such as taro, cassava, sweet potato, yam and elephant foot yam. Featuring chapters on anatomy, taxonomy and physiology, molecular and biochemical characterization, GAP, GMP, HACCP, Storage techniques, as well as the latest technological interventions in Taro, Cassava, Sweet potato, yam and Elephant foot Yam.
Roots and Tubers in the Global Food System
Title | Roots and Tubers in the Global Food System PDF eBook |
Author | Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research. Committee on Inter-Centre Root and Tuber Crops Research |
Publisher | IITA |
Pages | 120 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Root crops |
ISBN | 9789290602033 |
In 1995, TAC commissioned an Inter-Centre Review of Root and Tuber Crops Research in the CGIAR, and that group's final report was submitted in April 1996. Among its findings, the review recommended that the Centers working on these crops prepare, in consultation with non-CGIAR members, "a comprehensive, documented text that sets out a vision for root and tuber research employing inter-Centre collaborations and institutional partnerships ... "(TAC, 1997). At International Centers' Week 1996, representatives of CIAT, CIP, IFPRI, IPGRI, and IITA met, formed an informal committee, and established a task force to prepare such a report, with CIP and CIAT representatives acting as co-convenors. This document synthesizes the principal findings of the subsequent work. Roots and tuber crops have myriad and complex roles to play in feeding the world in the coming decades. Far from being one sort of crop that serves one specific purpose, they will be many things to many-very many-people.
Media Clipping 2009 International Potato Center
Title | Media Clipping 2009 International Potato Center PDF eBook |
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Publisher | International Potato Center |
Pages | 198 |
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Tropical Tuber Starches
Title | Tropical Tuber Starches PDF eBook |
Author | S.N. Moorthy |
Publisher | CABI |
Pages | 301 |
Release | 2020-12-22 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 1786394812 |
This book provides comprehensive and up-to-date knowledge relating to the morphological, structural, and functional characteristics of tuber starches, particularly in relation to their applications in food and industry. In recent years there has been significant progress and extensive research conducted on tropical root starches and especially on some of the lesser known tuber crop starches. There has also been a shift towards using biomaterials in place of synthetic materials in various applications. As researchers investigate the availability of natural products with similar properties, starch has been identified as a reliable alternative to these synthetic materials. The book is a valuable resource for researchers and students, plant breeders, and commercial producers working with, or considering working with, tropical tuber starches.
Program Report 1993-1994
Title | Program Report 1993-1994 PDF eBook |
Author | International Potato Center |
Publisher | International Potato Center |
Pages | 204 |
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