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THE 14TH SYMPOSIUM OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL ROOT CROPS -AFRICA BRANCH (ISTRC-AB)

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Tenth Triennial Symposium - Session I

Subject: General Topics

1. Global Markets for Roots and Tubers in the 21st Century [pdf 335Kb]
C. C. Wheatley and G. J. Scott

2. Tropical Root Crops and Socio-Economic Improvements in the Developing World [pdf 72Kb]
S. Chandra

3. Role of Cassava in a Development Project: The Case of the 'Back-to-the-Land' Project in Bahia, Brazil [pdf 66Kb]
E. Lacerda-Ramos

4. Developments in Root Crops in Africa [pdf 68Kb]
J. A. Otoo

5. New Markets and Alternative Uses for Root and Tuber Crops in Asia [pdf 47Kb]
S. P. Ghosh

6. Mumu: A Traditional Method of Cooking Root Crops in Papua New Guinea [pdf 26Kb]
P. A. Sopade, S. Biruak, T. Tutumu, and J. Isar

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