Cassava development in ghana food and agriculture organization. However, ghanas most popular ways of consuming cassava are fufu from fresh roots, gari and flour as well as starch production for the processing industry. Her story in the video below is a shining example of the transformational power of this business. Cassava is an important starchy staple crop in ghana with per capita consumption of 152. Constraints and opportunities for small and medium scale. Complete cassava production processing business plan download. Pdf quantitative analysis of cassava products and their.
An emerging threat to cassava production in nigeria is the incidence of the cassava mosaic disease cmd. Land, gender, and class relations in ghanas cassava. Cassava is one of the commonest food staple crops in ghana. Challenges, opportunities, and strategy for cassava sub. Its wide consumption is attributed to its relatively long shelf life and ease of preparation for consumption. At the international level, cassava and cassava products are utilized in the production of cassava flour and cassava leaves for human and animal feed. It is grown in all regions of ghana but particularly abundant in central, eastern, brong ahafo, volta, and ashanti regions. Cassava mosaic disease has been repor ted to be one of the most limiting constraints to cassava production in africa 3. Quality management manual for the production of gari. Pdf cassava cultivation, processing and potential uses in ghana. Cassava is consumed in all of the ten administrative regions of the country world bank, 2010. Impact of rainfall variability on crop production within the. Processing of cassava has both dry and wetfresh value chains depending on the derived products for the final consumer. Cassava flour production in ghana its modern processing way.
Our production capacity for cassava is between500tmonth. According to the ghana labor force report for 2015, of the 9. Domestic efforts to grow the agricultural sector have catalysed the. Cassava diversity in ghanaian farming systems springerlink. Summary of market opportunities for cassavabased products in ghana 12. Ghana ranks among the top five cassava producers in africa with an annual average production of. Ghana s agricultural sector is characterized by low yields for both staple and cash crops. Gari is the most commercialized cassava product as it constitutes about seventy percent of all cassava products in ghana 1, 2. In the early 1960s, africa accounted for 42 percent of world cassava production. Through its production, marketing and processing, cassava provides a major source of household income, often for women and the very poor. Results and discussion cassava roots, bobolo and cassava leaves were the dominant products figs. Cassava processed into gari makes the root tuber overcome its main challenge of high. Jul 20, 2020 ghana ghana is moving ahead with its 1 district 1 factory initiative that targets to have at least one factory in every district and has announced plans to launch a cassava processing factory in keta district before the end of september. Unfortunately, however, cassava farmers in most producing countries in africa do very little or nothing to control diseases and pests of the crop.
Farmers perception of cassava mosaic disease, preferences. Market opportunities for commercial cassava in ghana. Cassava yield and economic response to fertilizer in. Cassava import, cassava export, starch import, starch export. Lets explore the opportunities in cassava production and possible areas you can exploit first, an impressive cassava success story from ghana. Egwang has taken on a career of education, thanks to earnings they made from cassava production that made his dream come to life. Weed control practices in cassava production 9 common weeds found on cassava farms when and how control weed chemical control weed control groups highlights costeffective mechanization in cassava production 12 introduction operations available machines for commercial to smallto mediumscale cassava production highlights harvesting 16 when to. Medium to large private farms in the major producing countries like nigeria and mozambique support some of these industrial uses of the crop. In 2014, global production of cassava root was 268 million tones, with nigeria as the worlds largest producer of nearly 55 million tones or 21 percent of the world total. Cassava yield and economic response to fertilizer in tanzania. These constraints have contributed to keeping the aver age cassava yield in africa at 6. Pdf cassava markets integration analysis in the central. Cassava market and value chain analysis ghana case study.
In ghana, over 70% of farmers engage in cassava production, and the sector contributes to about 22% of agricultural gdp. One of the reasons for the decline was lack of market for cassava. In malawi, the project is implemented by nri together with chancellor college. The constraints on cassava production in africa include diseases, pests, weeds, soil and agronomic factors, and socioeconomic factors. An impression that exists among cassava farmers particularly in ghana is that cassava cuttings will give some root yields no matter where they are planted even if no attention is paid to the plants. All farmers interviewed in this research cultivate the crop in combination with other crops. Cabbage production, cassava production, crop production, eggplant production 164 statistics. Generally, information on the indicators of cassava production and their promoting factors are lacking in the suhum kraboa. Constraints and coping strategies for cassava producers in nigeria 16 figures. Major interventions, both at national and regional level, that have influenced the evolution of the cassava sector, including, for example. Over 95% of this production lies in a fivecountry yam belt that includes nigeria, enin, togo, ghana, and ote divoire. Of course, newest cassava flour processing technology developed by doing company can omit peeling step and using high efficient rasper to crush cassava into mash.
Apr 22, 2020 production of cassava in ghana is profitable, generating positive net marketing margins across major producing centres. The projects purpose is to support sustainable and equitable high quality cassava flour hqcf value chains and. The figure shows that cassava production has been increasing from 1960s to early 1990s when production started to decline during 199294. Pdf case study report on cassava fufu flour packaging. Although improved cassava cultivars have been developed by the zambia agriculture research. Constraints and opportunities for cassava processing and marketing in nigeria table 2.
Cassava production a guide to good agricultural practices working in partnership to create downtoearth messages on integrated soil fertility management cran p. The estimated total land under cassava production is 900,000 hectares. It was concluded in this study that the socioeconomic characteristics shows that cassava farming is dominated by young people who are well experienced in cassava production, the technical efficiency scores range from 0. Trends in cassava production and utilization from 1986 to date in ghana and by major cassava producing regions within ghana. However, cassava cultivation featured prominently in their farming. Cassava starch production in ghana has been successful over the years since many people depend on cassava roots as their main food. The country has a longstanding highquality cassava flour hqcf production industry. Recently, mixed infections of acmv and eacmv, the two viruses that gave rise to the eacmvug, have been reported in cameroon, nigeria, ghana and togo fondong, et al. Technical efficiency of cassava production in the savannah. In ghana as in other parts of africa, cassava is primarily used for human. Thirty years later, in the early 1990s, africa produced half of world cassava output, primarily because nigeria and ghana increased their production four fold.
Production of cassava in africa, asia and the americas, and in selected countries in 1995 production million tons yield tonha area harvested thousand ha world 165. Ghana s domestic rice production for my 201920 is forecast at 470,000 mt, representing an increase in domestic rice production of about four percent over the my 201819 estimate of 450,000 mt, confirming recent resolve towards halving importation of rice by the end of 2019 and becoming selfsufficient by 2025. The production of cassava in ghana ranged from 10,217,929 mt to 12,260,330 mt in the period. Nigeria, thailand brazil, indonesia, and ghana figure 1 below. Vankharis limited is an agroprocessing industry in ghana.
Jan 14, 2021 in 2019, the largest harvested area for cassava in ghana was reached at roughly 1. For a very long time in ghana the cassava processing industry has been dominated by. Production more than 291 million tons of cassava were produced worldwide in 2017, of which africa accounted for over 60%. Africas production estimated at 53% of the worlds production and is expected to rise to 114 million tons by 2005 faostat, 2005. Notwithstanding the introduction of cassava in ghana in the 16th century, and its considerable contributions to the livelihood of the rural populace, the crop has remained. A function of market demand and farmer access to improved production and processing technologies. The disease in zambia is prevalent in most of the farmers fields 4, affecting both local and improved cultivars. May 15, 2015 pdf in ghana, cassava is a marginalized crop in food policies due to low research attention given it. Productivity and technical efficiency of cassava production. It also explains the geographical distribution of cassava production and utilisation. Cassava production and processing in the democratic. Faustina sakyi, is a very successful ghanian cassava farmer and gari producer. Pdf in ghana, cassava is a marginalized crop in food policies due to low research attention given it.
Cassava manihot esculenta crantz is a major food crop in africa with little information of response to applied nutrients. Ghana journal of development studies, volume 7, number 2. Lands for domestic production in rural areas have increasingly shrunk and the rules of access have changed as corporate land grabs intensify in many parts of the global south. Ghana, kenya, malawi, nigeria, rwanda, tanzania, uganda, and zambia. The gender dynamics of cassava commercialization is explored using results from indepth qualitative research conducted under the cassava.
Then most cassava flour production in ghana equips a cassava peeler for remove cassava peels, but generally the peeling rate can not reach 100%. Role and objective of the strategy the liberia national cassava sector strategy ncss is an agreed long term plan of action by liberian cassava sector stakeholders and the government of the republic of liberia, for the development of the nations cassava sector. Ghana to launch cassava processing factory under 1d1f. The cassava farming industry is indeed a very large industry and pretty much thriving in countries such as nigeria, thailand, brazil, indonesia and republic of the congo et al.
According to the fao 2002, cassava, tropical root crop, is the third most important source of calories in the tropics. Constraints and coping strategies for cassava producers in. Although new commercial, mediumscale cassava farmers are beginning to emerge in some cassava growing countries, such as in drc, ghana and nigeria, most of them use only some and not all available or recently developed modern techniques that can increase efficiency of growing and processing cassava. Dec 16, 2015 cassava was chosen because it performs different roles for different people in ghana, and there has been a significant global market for dehydrated cassava that is boosting production with new.
Cassava chips and pellets are used in animal feed and alcohol production. This technoguide can be used by farmers, technicians, and other users to increase cassava production in the country. This situation exists because of lack of cassava varieties that can yield more starch 75% or more per total dry weight to feed the starch factories. It is widely observed that in forest zones, cassava has become a key substitute for plantain in the preparation of fufu which is a key staple in many. The trend in cassava production is shown in figure 2. Processing of cassava to gari for urban consumption with the aid of mechanical graters changed the status of cassava from a subsistence crop to a cash crop in nigeria and ghana nweke 2004. Incomes from cassava production and postharvest processing represent about one fifth of agricultural gross domestic product agdp in ghana kleih et al. The production of cassava roots has increased by almost 40 percent from 2007 to 2011.
Some information included here are results of researches conducted by philrootcrops. In ghana, such breeding has focused mainly on increasing yield, selecting primarily on research station farms. Role and objective of the strategy the liberia national cassava sector strategy ncss is an agreed long term plan of action by liberian cassava sector stakeholders and the government of the republic of liberia, for the development of the nations cassava. Intervention in ghana introduction the average contribution from agriculture to ghana s gdp from 2010 to 2015 was 35 percent and smes contribute about 70 percent to the same. Ghanas cassava in demand for commercial and industrial use. It was concluded in this study that the socioeconomic characteristics shows that cassava farming is dominated by young people who are well experienced in cassava production, the technical efficiency scores range from. Cassava is africas second most important food staple, after maize, in terms of calories consumed.
Jan 14, 2021 production volume of cassava in ghana 20092019 production of cocoa beans in ghana 20122020202021 households with farm animals or livestock ownership in ghana 2018, by area. Pdf cassava cultivation, processing and potential uses. Analysis of incentives and disincentives for cassava in ghana. We do major production of high quality cassava flour, cassava chips, starch and maize grits. Cassava is the main starch staple of many people living in. Cassava production and processing in thailand a value chain analysis commissioned by fao tom arthey, orawan srisompun, yelto zimmer table of contents 1 executive summary 3 2 terms of reference and methodology 5 3 evolution of thai cassava production 8 3. Oct 22, 2020 complete cassava production processing business plan download in pdf and msword heeds october 22, 2020 business plan this is a standard cassava processing business plan pdf that you can download for your business either as loan or grant. Although yam production in africa is 40% that of cassava, the value of yam production exceeds all other african staple crops and is equivalent to the. Cassava chips are often used in production of animal feed or exported, as they are a more stable. The storage roots can be processed into various food products figures 1 and 2, and starch for domestic consumption, local, andor export markets. This technoguide contains the recommended cultural management practices for cassava to ensure high yield. Gari and cassava production a small business that can. Cassava production activities by sex per regiondistrict 18.
Ava project promotes opportunities for smallholders to gain additional income in cassava markets in ghana, tanzania, uganda, nigeria and. Based on its analysis of the cassava marketing chain in ghana, the icra team. This is because cassava has a high content of starch and the crop has substantial amounts of various minerals such as dietary fiber, iron, phosphorus, vitamin b6, manganese, calcium, potassium, and vitamin c. Cassava is one of the most important root crops in africa sixty percent of the population of.
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