From capacity building to local adoption: Manufacturing and diffusion of cassava flash dryers in DR Congo

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Center for Tropical Agricultureen
cg.coverage.countryCongo
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2CG
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionSub-Saharan Africa
cg.coverage.regionMiddle Africa
cg.creator.identifierThierry Tran: 0000-0002-9557-3340en
cg.creator.identifierLuis Alejandro Taborda Andrade: 0000-0001-7424-839Xen
cg.number2434
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatCASSAVAen
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatCROP PRODUCTIONen
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatFOOD SECURITYen
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatSUSTAINABILITYen
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatVALUE CHAINSen
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food security
cg.subject.impactAreaPoverty reduction, livelihoods and jobs
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hungeren
dc.contributor.authorTran, Thierryen
dc.contributor.authorTaborda , Luisen
dc.date.accessioned2025-06-03T08:13:00Z
dc.date.available2025-06-03T08:13:00Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/174915
dc.titleFrom capacity building to local adoption: Manufacturing and diffusion of cassava flash dryers in DR Congoen
dcterms.abstractFlash drying enhances cassava processing efficiency, reducing fuel consumption by 44% (from 132 to 74 liters/ton) and saving USD 60 per ton at current diesel prices (USD 1.036 per liter). Consistent drying lowers product rejection, boosting financial gains. Initially introduced through projects, local manufacturers are now independently producing flash dryers, with one training non-participants, signaling decentralized adoption. While cutting diesel reliance, integrating biomass systems remains critical for sustainability. The growing use in the DRC underscores the technology’s scalability and transformative potential for cassava value chains, offering cost efficiency and quality improvements.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationTran, T.; Taborda , L. (2025) From capacity building to local adoption: Manufacturing and diffusion of cassava flash dryers in DR Congo. Study #AFR - 2434. Rome (Italy): Bioversity International; Cali (Colombia): CIAT, 2 p.en
dcterms.isPartOfStudy #AFR
dcterms.issued2025-06-02en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-NC-4.0
dcterms.subjectcassavaen
dcterms.subjectvalue chainsen
dcterms.subjectfood securityen
dcterms.subjectpostharvest technology-postharvest activitiesen
dcterms.subjectdryingen
dcterms.subjectsmall and medium enterprisesen
dcterms.subjectfood processingen
dcterms.subjectbiofuels-biomass fuelsen
dcterms.typeCase Study

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