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| Creating change with cassava: Improving livelihoods of cassava farmers and traders in Uganda |
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As you crisscross the Ugandan countryside, the distinctive leaves of the cassava plant catch your eye everywhere you look. Cassava roots can be seen piled high along the roadside ready for sale. Sold in heaps of three to five, the freshly harvested roots are usually found still covered in soil fresh from harvesting. |
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Figure: Improving the livelihoods of cassava farmers and traders in Uganda Cassava, a ubiquitous crop in Uganda
As you crisscross the Ugandan countryside, the distinctive leaves of the cassava plant catch your eye everywhere you look. Cassava roots can be seen piled high along the roadside ready for sale. Sold in heaps of three to five, the freshly harvested roots are usually found still covered in soil fresh from harvesting.
The Ugandan cassava customer is a discerning one with a great ability to select the best roots for consumption chosen by assessing color, texture, skin type, size and shape. For urban consumers in cities like Kampala and Entebbe the right variety of cassava, purchased within a few hours of harvest and grown in favorable conditions, is a delicacy and a must-have ingredient in many meals. For those in the countryside, with less disposable income, cassava is the food security crop of choice. It gives children the energy to concentrate in school, parents the strength to work and also provides many farming families with a much needed income to pay school fees, buy food and look after the daily demands of life. …………. |
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