Cassava Network

Analysing the cassava planting material and cropping system in the cassava production areas in Tamil Nadu, and the value chain of the derived products, including the variety preferences for quality, performance, starch content, taste.

Factsheet

  • Lead school School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences
  • Institute(s) Agriculture
  • Research unit(s) International Agriculture and Rural Development
  • Funding organisation Others
  • Duration 01.11.2014 - 31.12.2019
  • Project management Dr. Alessandra Giuliani
  • Head of project Dr. Alessandra Giuliani
  • Project staff Ladina Knapp
    Prof. Dr. Dominique Guenat
    Pia Clara Fehle
  • Partner Central Tuber Crops research Institute (ICAR), Kerala
    ETH Zürich
    Universität Basel
    Central Tuber Crops research Institute (ICAR), Kerala
    Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)
  • Keywords Cassava, Production, Tamil Nadu, India, adoption of cassava introduced varieties

Situation

The aim of the project is to support a biotech research aiming at developing new cassava varieties resistant to CMD/whitefly, by socio-economic investigation on aspects relevant to technology transfer, product development, public acceptance, adoption by end users.

Course of action

The project consists in a socio-economic investigation on aspects relevant to adoption and acceptance of cassava new varieties, CMD/Whitefly resistant (genetically modified or not). The research addresses the cassava planting material system, the importance of cassava in the cropping system and in the farmers' income generation/food security in the cassava production areas in Tamil Nadu, as well as the value chain development of derived products and stakeholders' interaction.