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The status of cassava [Manihot esculenta] cultivation in Peninsular Malaysia

The current status of cassava, most important of the root crops cultivated in Peninsular Malaysia, was described in terms of the trends in its area of cultivation and present distribution by state. Despite a few attempts to grow it on a plantation scale, cassava remained essentially a smallholder cr...

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Main Author: Tan, S.L. (Institut Penyelidikan dan Kemajuan Pertanian, Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor. Bahagian Penyelidikan Tanaman Pelbagai)
Format: Journal Contribution
Language:English
Published: 2013
Subjects:
MANIHOT ESCULENTA
PETITE EXPLOITATION
COMMERCE INTERNATIONAL
MALAISIE PENINSULAIRE/ PRATIQUE CULTURALE
UTILISATION
MONOCULTURE
EXPLOTACION EN PEQUENA ESCALA
COMERCIO EXTERIOR
MALASIA PENINSULAR/ CULTIVO
USOS
MONOCULTIVO
Online Access:http://agris.upm.edu.my:8080/dspace/handle/0/2160
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spelling oai:http:--agris.upm.edu.my:0-2160The status of cassava [Manihot esculenta] cultivation in Peninsular MalaysiaTan, S.L. (Institut Penyelidikan dan Kemajuan Pertanian, Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor. Bahagian Penyelidikan Tanaman Pelbagai)MANIHOT ESCULENTAPETITE EXPLOITATIONCOMMERCE INTERNATIONALMALAISIE PENINSULAIRE/ PRATIQUE CULTURALEUTILISATIONMONOCULTUREMANIHOT ESCULENTAEXPLOTACION EN PEQUENA ESCALACOMERCIO EXTERIORMALASIA PENINSULAR/ CULTIVOUSOSMONOCULTIVOThe current status of cassava, most important of the root crops cultivated in Peninsular Malaysia, was described in terms of the trends in its area of cultivation and present distribution by state. Despite a few attempts to grow it on a plantation scale, cassava remained essentially a smallholder crop, mainly mono-cropped. The crop had traditionally been important for starch extraction with a minor role as a component of animal feed rations. Export and import figures of cassava products were given over the period 1976-1982. Future prospects for cassava utilization included expansion of its traditional uses, particularly as a partial substitute of grain maize in animal feeding, as well as gasohol fuel production and high fructoseglucose syrup to satisfy part of our high sugar requirements. The potential for expansion in cultivated area lay in peat tracts since there would be increasing competition for mineral soils from other lucrative crops. The problems and constraints to increase production of cassava included technical, managerial, socio-economic problems and those that arise from inadequate support services and marketing, and from scarcity of land and infrastructure. The future outlook for cassava was somewhat grim due to the current declining trend in production. This outlook might however be transformed by drastic changes in the industry, viz. expanding the scale of production, improving market outlets for starch and animal feed, and promoting cultivation on peat. Government mediation was required in all cases, while private sector investment would be helpful2013-07-04T00:40:08Z2013-07-04T00:40:08Z1986Journal ContributionArticleNon-RefereedTeknologi Pelbagai Tanaman (Malaysia), 1, p. 1-110127-7979http://agris.upm.edu.my:8080/dspace/handle/0/2160MY8605741en
institution AGRIS
collection AGRIS
language English
topic MANIHOT ESCULENTA
PETITE EXPLOITATION
COMMERCE INTERNATIONAL
MALAISIE PENINSULAIRE/ PRATIQUE CULTURALE
UTILISATION
MONOCULTURE
MANIHOT ESCULENTA
EXPLOTACION EN PEQUENA ESCALA
COMERCIO EXTERIOR
MALASIA PENINSULAR/ CULTIVO
USOS
MONOCULTIVO
spellingShingle MANIHOT ESCULENTA
PETITE EXPLOITATION
COMMERCE INTERNATIONAL
MALAISIE PENINSULAIRE/ PRATIQUE CULTURALE
UTILISATION
MONOCULTURE
MANIHOT ESCULENTA
EXPLOTACION EN PEQUENA ESCALA
COMERCIO EXTERIOR
MALASIA PENINSULAR/ CULTIVO
USOS
MONOCULTIVO
Tan, S.L. (Institut Penyelidikan dan Kemajuan Pertanian, Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor. Bahagian Penyelidikan Tanaman Pelbagai)
The status of cassava [Manihot esculenta] cultivation in Peninsular Malaysia
description The current status of cassava, most important of the root crops cultivated in Peninsular Malaysia, was described in terms of the trends in its area of cultivation and present distribution by state. Despite a few attempts to grow it on a plantation scale, cassava remained essentially a smallholder crop, mainly mono-cropped. The crop had traditionally been important for starch extraction with a minor role as a component of animal feed rations. Export and import figures of cassava products were given over the period 1976-1982. Future prospects for cassava utilization included expansion of its traditional uses, particularly as a partial substitute of grain maize in animal feeding, as well as gasohol fuel production and high fructoseglucose syrup to satisfy part of our high sugar requirements. The potential for expansion in cultivated area lay in peat tracts since there would be increasing competition for mineral soils from other lucrative crops. The problems and constraints to increase production of cassava included technical, managerial, socio-economic problems and those that arise from inadequate support services and marketing, and from scarcity of land and infrastructure. The future outlook for cassava was somewhat grim due to the current declining trend in production. This outlook might however be transformed by drastic changes in the industry, viz. expanding the scale of production, improving market outlets for starch and animal feed, and promoting cultivation on peat. Government mediation was required in all cases, while private sector investment would be helpful
format Journal Contribution
author Tan, S.L. (Institut Penyelidikan dan Kemajuan Pertanian, Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor. Bahagian Penyelidikan Tanaman Pelbagai)
author_facet Tan, S.L. (Institut Penyelidikan dan Kemajuan Pertanian, Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor. Bahagian Penyelidikan Tanaman Pelbagai)
author_sort Tan, S.L. (Institut Penyelidikan dan Kemajuan Pertanian, Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor. Bahagian Penyelidikan Tanaman Pelbagai)
title The status of cassava [Manihot esculenta] cultivation in Peninsular Malaysia
title_short The status of cassava [Manihot esculenta] cultivation in Peninsular Malaysia
title_full The status of cassava [Manihot esculenta] cultivation in Peninsular Malaysia
title_fullStr The status of cassava [Manihot esculenta] cultivation in Peninsular Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed The status of cassava [Manihot esculenta] cultivation in Peninsular Malaysia
title_sort status of cassava [manihot esculenta] cultivation in peninsular malaysia
publishDate 2013
url http://agris.upm.edu.my:8080/dspace/handle/0/2160
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