Cameroon.A new variety of cassava cassava (kəsä`və) or manioc (măn`ēŏk), name for many species of the genus Manihot of the family Euphorbiaceae (spurge family). could see farmers double current production to four million tonnes in just five years. The new strain, cultivated at the Institute of Agricultural Research for Development, is high-yielding, has good shape to facilitate mechanical harvesting Mechanical harvesting of grapes has been one of the major changes in many vineyards in the last third of a century. First introduced commercially in the 1960s, it has been adopted for different reasons in different wine regions. , is resistant to disease and is simply boiled to eat. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] After one year of trials, the new Excell variety has proven to be a major success. While the national average of all local varieties produce 15 tonnes of tubers per hectare hectare (hĕk`târ, –tär), abbr. ha, unit of area in the metric system, equal to 10,000 sq m, or about 2.47 acres. , the new variety yields 37 tonnes. In Africa, cassava is increasingly important as a food source for the rapidly expanding urban and rural populations. Easy to grow even under harsh conditions, it is a staple 1. (language) STAPLE - A programming language written at Manchester (University?) and used at ICL in the early 1970s for writing the test suites. STAPLE was based on Algol 68 and had a very advanced optimising compiler. 2. and primary source of carbohydrates Carbohydrates Compounds, such as cellulose, sugar, and starch, that contain only carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, and are a major part of the diets of people and other animals. Mentioned in: Laxatives carbohydrates, n. for an estimated 7 million people in Cameroon who depend on it as a source of food and income. However, with all its good qualities, the new variety is yet to be adopted by many farmers in Cameroon as old habits die hard. "I am very sure our farmers will soon discover that the new variety will improve their economic welfare and adopt it," says Dr. Jacob Mbua Ngeve, Excell's developer. |
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