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ingredient. It is widely used in the production of various food items such as noodles, biscuits, and bread. The production process involves several critical steps, including cleaning, washing, peeling, cutting, crushing, dewatering, drying, and sieving, which collectively ensure the flour's high
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be produced in a yellow variety by adding palm oil during the frying stage. This versatile food is commonly eaten in various forms, such as a cereal with water and sugar, or as a dough-like meal known as 'eba' when mixed with hot water, making it a central part of the
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868:2024-08-29
646:"Overview"
545:2024-08-12
521:2024-08-12
497:2024-08-12
475:References
351:Ogun State
312:government
281:variegated
279:, and the
273:green mite
192:Delta, Edo
151:Production
132:colonizers
128:Portuguese
84:production
1225:Mauritius
605:"Cassava"
399:adhesives
325:vitamin A
225:In 1999,
141:cash crop
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1405:(France)
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1325:Zimbabwe
1300:Tanzania
1150:Ethiopia
1145:Eswatini
1125:Djibouti
1090:Cameroon
1075:Botswana
803:June 11,
463:See also
403:dextrins
300:root rot
277:mealybug
257:diseases
1401:RĂ©union
1397:Mayotte
1388:Madeira
1383:(Spain)
1379:Melilla
1310:Tunisia
1280:Somalia
1265:Senegal
1250:Nigeria
1240:Namibia
1230:Morocco
1195:Liberia
1190:Lesotho
1140:Eritrea
1110:Comoros
1085:Burundi
1060:Algeria
777:11 June
580:Nigeria
316:cassava
253:drought
233:Cassava
227:Nigeria
188:Anambra
180:Nigeria
166:) roots
145:Nigeria
114:History
108:country
104:Cassava
100:cassava
81:cassava
77:Nigeria
62:Nigeria
54:country
52:as the
40:Cassava
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1320:Zambia
1315:Uganda
1255:Rwanda
1210:Malawi
1170:Guinea
1065:Angola
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433:diets.
415:Garri:
298:, and
212:Rivers
210:, and
160:Casava
1375:Ceuta
1295:Sudan
1245:Niger
1200:Libya
1185:Kenya
1165:Ghana
1155:Gabon
1130:Egypt
1070:Benin
837:(ppt)
713:(PDF)
683:CGIAR
265:roots
243:, or
241:beans
216:Kwara
196:Benue
25:Obudu
1305:Togo
1215:Mali
1105:Chad
989:ISBN
845:2013
805:2012
779:2012
752:2013
725:2013
695:2013
662:2013
650:IITA
617:2013
591:2013
365:Uses
245:peas
220:Ondo
218:and
137:crop
94:and
58:crop
584:FAO
237:yam
208:Oyo
204:Imo
178:In
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