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General information
| Innovation ID | 58 |
| Version ID | 23 |
| Innovation Title | Waxing: A technology for extending the shelf-life of fresh cassava roots in Africa |
| Innovation description | Protocol for waxing treatment to extend the shelf-life of fresh cassava roots in Africa. |
| Reporting Staff | Adebayo Abass (IITA), Dominique Dufour (CIRAD) |
| Year (Reporting) | 2017 |
| Reporting status | Approved |
| Innovation Type | Production systems and Management practices |
Stage reached
| Stage of Innovation | Stage 3: available/ ready for uptake |
| Year (Stage) | 2017 |
| Stage Description | The protocols for cassava waxing have been elaborated. Manuals for fresh cassava roots handling for waxing have also been prepared to scale the innovation. |
| Has a lead organization | yes |
| Lead Organization | International Institute of Tropical Agriculture |
| Top 5 contributors | International Center for Tropical Agriculture |
Contributions and mapping
| All partners | International Institute of Rural Reconstruction-International Development Organizations (including Development Projects); International Institute of Tropical Agriculture-CGIAR Center/Program (Center); Kyambogo University-Academic Institutions (universities, colleges, etc.); Makerere University-Academic Institutions (universities, colleges, etc.); National Agricultural Research Organisation-National Agricultural Research System (NARS) |
| Main CRP | CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas |
| Flagship project | FP4-Nutritious RTB food and added value through postharvest intervention |
| Cluster | CA4.2-Raising incomes and improving the health and safety at small and medium cassava processing centers, preferentially for women and youth in rural and urban areas |
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Scope
| Geographic scope | National |
| Regions | |
| Countries | Nigeria,Uganda |
Targeted outcomes
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Evidences
| Evidences | Abass, A. Extending the shelf life of cassava through waxing. Independent Steering Commitee. September 6th 2017. Dar es Salaam (Tanzania). 1 p [http://hdl.handle.net/10568/88114] "Adebayo Abass, Harriet Muyinza, euphraim nuwamanya, Pamela Nyamutoka, Moses Matovu, Kelly Wanda, Simon Peter Waigumba, Innocent Kwagala, Geoffrey Menya, Sharon Aceng, Elizabeth Nyakaisiki, Robert Kaliisa. (31/3/2017). Efficacy of pruning, waxing and relative humidity storage in extending shelf-life of fresh cassava roots." |
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