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Title:The Food Security Stabilization Roles of Cassava in Africa
Authors:Prudencio, Yves CoffiISNI
Hassan, Ramatu Al-
Year:1994
Periodical:Food Policy
Volume:19
Issue:1
Period:February
Pages:57-64
Language:English
Geographic terms:Ivory Coast - Côte d'Ivoire
Ghana
Nigeria
Congo (Democratic Republic of)
Uganda
Tanzania
Subjects:food policy
cassava
Agriculture, Natural Resources and the Environment
Health and Nutrition
Development and Technology
External link:https://doi.org/10.1016/0306-9192(94)90008-6
Abstract:This paper demonstrates that the role of cassava in stabilizing food security in Africa consists of bridging the seasonal food gap during the hungry season; serving as a backstop food reserve against crop failures and famine; and cushioning the downfall of per capita food production where environmental conditions and per capita resource levels are deteriorating. The paper is based on data from the phase one village survey of the Collaborative Study of Cassava in Africa (COSCA). The survey was conducted in six of the major cassava producing countries in Africa: Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Zaire, Tanzania, and Uganda. It covered 233 villages surveyed between June 1989 and January 1990. The empirical evidence provided by COSCA indicates that the relative importance of cassava in the crop mix is positively related to population density, particularly in West Africa; negatively related to land quality; positively related to the environmental risk of crop failure; negatively related to modern inputs use; and negatively related to market accessibility. Bibliogr., sum.
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