Cassava has the potential to reduce rural and urban poverty, increase farm incomes and also help to close the food gap. Family labour, land, a hoe and machete can be used to produce cassava, making it an attractive and low-risk crop for poor farmers. Also, cassava is available to low-income rural households in the form of simple food products (for example, dried roots and leaves) which are significantly cheaper than grains such as rice, maize and wheat. Similarly, urban households in many parts of West Africa consume cassava in the form of garri (Nweke et al., 2001).
In some countries, cassava is consumed daily and sometimes more than once a day. Fresh root, dried roots, pasty products, granulated products and cassava leaves are the five common groups of cassava products in Africa. Cassava is an important raw material for the non-food industries. The low amylase, high amylopectin content of cassava starch give it the necessary viscosity for high quality adhesives and for use in the paper and textile industries. The starch is also used for the production of dextrins which are utilized in glues. Ethyl alcohol (ethanol) is another industrial product made from cassava.
2.5 Ecology
Cassava is a tropical crop, distributed between latitudes 30o N and 30o S (Costa and Silva, 1992; Alves 2002). The ideal growth …show more content…
The majority of glucose is used for cellulose synthesis and other cell wall materials. Amino acids are used as enzymes and structural components. The net loss of mass of the seed occurs due to change of sugars to CO2 and water where CO2 is lost as gas then O2 taken up by aerobic respiration. Growth occurs by cell division within the embryo and amounts of proteins, cellulose, nucleic acids steadily increase in the growing region of the seed. The first visible sign of growth is the radicle that emerges from the micropyle and is positively geotropic in nature. It forms the root system of the
In some countries, cassava is consumed daily and sometimes more than once a day. Fresh root, dried roots, pasty products, granulated products and cassava leaves are the five common groups of cassava products in Africa. Cassava is an important raw material for the non-food industries. The low amylase, high amylopectin content of cassava starch give it the necessary viscosity for high quality adhesives and for use in the paper and textile industries. The starch is also used for the production of dextrins which are utilized in glues. Ethyl alcohol (ethanol) is another industrial product made from cassava.
2.5 Ecology
Cassava is a tropical crop, distributed between latitudes 30o N and 30o S (Costa and Silva, 1992; Alves 2002). The ideal growth …show more content…
The majority of glucose is used for cellulose synthesis and other cell wall materials. Amino acids are used as enzymes and structural components. The net loss of mass of the seed occurs due to change of sugars to CO2 and water where CO2 is lost as gas then O2 taken up by aerobic respiration. Growth occurs by cell division within the embryo and amounts of proteins, cellulose, nucleic acids steadily increase in the growing region of the seed. The first visible sign of growth is the radicle that emerges from the micropyle and is positively geotropic in nature. It forms the root system of the