Can food technology innovation change the status of a food security crop? A review of cassava transformation into “bread” in Africa

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Figure 1. Cassava flour processors and end-users in the early stages of the technology development in Nigeria; 1999.⁽⁶⁹⁾ HQCF, high-quality cassava flour. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 2011, Abass, A.B.; Bokanga, M.; Dixon, A.; Bramel, P., Transiting cassava into an urban food and industrial commodity through agro-processing and market driven approaches: lessons from Africa, www.fao.org/docrep/015/i2420e/i2420e00. Reproduced with permission. © Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Reproduced by permission of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Permission to reuse must be obtained from the rightsholder.

Figure 2. Wheat millers and cassava flour processors in Nigeria by 2010;⁽⁶⁹⁾ HQCF, high-quality cassava flour. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 2011, Abass, A.B.; Bokanga, M.; Dixon, A.; Bramel, P., Transiting cassava into an urban food and industrial commodity through agro-processing and market driven approaches: lessons from Africa, www.fao.org/docrep/015/i2420e/i2420e00. Reproduced with permission. © Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Reproduced by permission of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Permission to reuse must be obtained from the rightsholder.

Abass, A.B.; Bokanga, M.; Dixon, A.; Bramel, P. Transiting cassava into an urban food and industrial commodity through agro-processing and market driven approaches: lessons from Africa. In Innovative policies and institutions in support of agro-industries development; da Silva, C.A., Mhlanga, N., Eds.; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations: Rome, Italy, 2011; pp 305–352.

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