Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam
STATUS OF CASSAVA IN VIETNAM:
IMPLICATIONS FOR FUTURE
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Hoang Kim, Pham Van Bien and R.H. Howeler
International fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Rome, Italy
Institute for Agricultural Science of South Vietnam (IAS)
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT)
Cali, Colombia
The objectives of the study are:
To analyse the past and present situation of cassava in Vietnam, with a view to describing the lessons learned from past development interventions and their implications for a strategy of future investment in cassava research and development http://adultfrriendfinder.net/?p=3413 reviews.
1999
Table of Contents
2.1. Soils, topography and climate
2.2. Cassava growing areas
2.3. Cassava cultural practices
2.4. Socio-economic conditions
3. Cassava Processing and Marketting
3.1. On-farm cassava processing and sale
3.2. Cassava fresh roots, dry chip and starch
3.3 Cassava starch-based products and consumption
4. Main Problems in Cassava Production and Consumption
4.1. Price fluctuations and instability of the market
4.2. Crop competition
4.3. Low yield potential and low genetic variability
4.4. Soil fertility degradation and erosion
4.5. High labor requirements
4.6. Constraints to cassava technology transfer
5. Recent Progress in Cassava Research and Extension
5.1. Cassava varietal improvement
5.2. Agronomic research
5.3. Farmer participatory research in soil management and varietal dissemination
5.4. Root storage and processing
5.5. Economic and marketing research
6. Lessons Learned from the Cassava Development in Vietnam
6.1. Establishment of National Cassava Research and Extension Network
6.2. Establishment of demonstrative fields and FPR
6.3. Ten mutual link-up extension activities (lOTs)
6.4. Six essential conditions (6Ms) for the successful cassava R&D program
7. Implications for Cassava Research and Development
7.1. Direction for the future
7.2. Recommendations
** Acknowledgements
*** References