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Evaluation of cassava processing and utilization at household level in Zambia

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Title Evaluation of cassava processing and utilization at household level in Zambia
 
Creator Alamu, Emmanuel Oladeji
Ntawuruhunga, Pheneas
Chibwe, T.
Mukuka, I.
Chiona, M.
 
Subject cassava
processing
household
confectionery
products
product development
equipment
development
food science
 
Description Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is the second most consumed staple food crop after maize in Africa and is the main food security crop after maize in Zambia. A study, aimed at analyzing cassava processing and utilization at household level in Zambia, was conducted. Surveys were conducted in five districts (Kasama, Samfya, Mansa, Serenje and Kaoma). A structured questionnaire was administered to a total of 300 randomly selected households. The percentage of households that were involved in processing were 4.3% for income, 34% for consumption and 58% for both income generation and consumption. Levels of awareness and usage of improved cassava processing methods across the districts were low, ranging between 20% and 26%. The only improved processing equipment that farmers used often (69%) was the hammer mill. Product development and utilization were still at a low level (ranging between 9% and 18%) in Zambia. Cassava is mostly consumed in its traditional form for its leaves, as a snack, and for preparing nshima (cassava flour alone or a mixture of cassava and maize meal, called maize-cassava nshima). The limited knowledge of cassava products’ diversity and the low usage of improved equipment are challenges to the production of confectionery products that could lead to increased cassava consumption. There has been no significant change over the last two decades in cassava processing and product development, which could spur cassava development. This calls for more efforts to support Government policy in diversifying crop use and crop diversification in order to create wealth.
 
Date 2019-02
2019-02-18T07:57:33Z
2019-02-18T07:57:33Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Alamu, E.O., Ntawuruhunga, P., Chibwe, T., Mukuka, I. & Chiona, M. (2019). Evaluation of cassava processing and utilization at household level in Zambia. Food Security, 1-10.
1876-4517
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99468
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-018-0875-3
BIOTECH & PLANT BREEDING
NUTRITION & HUMAN HEALTH
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-4.0
Open Access
 
Format p. 141-150
application/pdf
 
Publisher Springer
 
Source Food Security