INDUSTRIAL

CASSAVA

PRODUCTION MECHANIZED SYSTEMS. Gustavo Adolfo Garzón Mosquera. Agronomist Engineer. Expert Cassava Production.

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MAIN STAGES • Use – Products.

• The Variety. (Seeds)

• The farm.

• Soil analysis.

• Equipment.

• Soil Preparation.

• Planting.

• Weeds.

• Fertilization.

• Diseases and Pests.

• Harvesting and production gargux@hotmail.com

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USES-PRODUCTS

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Industrial Starch

Fresh Cassava

Chips - Flour.

Ethanol

Snacks

Beer

Others

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THE VARIETY - SEEDS

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Industrial Cassava

Sweet Cassava

What do You want to produce?

Quality

Quantity – Availability

Spreading – Multiplication.

Conservation

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THE VARIETY - SEEDS

THE FARM

Be careful to choose the farm.

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Accessibility?

THE FARM . Do You need networks

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Private sector Small Farmers

Government

SOIL ANALYSIS Why?

To make decision

about:

Equipment

Fertilization

Variety

Drains

Ph correction

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EQUIPMENT

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PLANTING Manual system.

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PLANTING Mechanized system

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PLANTING Mechanized Planting

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WEED CONTROL Chemical Control (Pre, Post emergent herbicides)

Manual Control

Mechanized Control

Integral Control

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WEED CONTROL

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Without Pre.emergent herbicides With Pre.emergent herbicides

WEED CONTROL

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Mechanized systems

FERTILIZATION

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30-50 After planting depend of soil analysis

DISEASES AND PESTS Avoid excessive use of chemical insecticides.

Promote the use of biological control or natural

enemies.

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Erinnyis ello.

DISEASES AND PESTS

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Toad leather Virus

HARVESTING

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Manual Mechanized

PRODUCTION

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10-15 Tons / ha Traditional way 25-35 Tons / ha Mechanized way

GUSTAVO ADOLFO GARZON MOSQUERA

Agronomist engineer expert Industrial Cassava

production.

2003-2005 Cassava Company. Dry Cassva Chips.

Colombia.

2006-2009 Pepsico . Cassava Snacks. Colombia,

Venezuela

2010. Solla S.A. Cassava flour. Colombia.

2011-2013. Agro2. Cassava Ethanol. Panama

2014. Crest Agro Products. Cassava Starch. Nigeria

Tolima University Colombia, Clayuca-Ciat

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Mz 66 Cs 12 Topacio Ibagué Colombia

Tel: 0057-8-3674178 Cel: 0057-3176585650

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THANKS A LOT ..

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