Celestine  Kiminou Ngounga, Anicet  Frédéric Binaki, Feueltgaldah  Christian Bopoundza, Bob  Wilfrid Loumouamou, Marie  Geneviève Maloumbi, 
    Peasant Perception of Sweet Varieties of Cassava (<i>Manihot esculenta</i> Crantz) in the Republic
of Congo,
    Agricultural Journal,
    Volume 16,Issue 1,
    2021,
    Pages 16-23,
    ISSN 1816-9155,
    aj.2021.16.23,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=aj.2021.16.23)
    Abstract: Given the negative impacts of the bitter
<i>Manihot esculenta</i> Crantz varieties on the health of
consumers and although retting techniques improve the
nutritional quality of these bitter varieties, it is necessary
to encourage <i>Manihot esculenta</i> Crantz producers to grow
also sweet varieties. This study which set the aim of
knowing how the farmers producing <i>Manihot esculenta
Crantz</i> perceive cultivation of sweet varieties in the
Republic of Congo, revealed after investigation in the
departments of high production of Manihot esculenta
Crantz that: 95% of the respondents know the sweet
varieties and 65% know the negative impacts of bitter
varieties However, only 20% make the choice of
cultivating sweet varieties compared to 77.5% which
would prefer bitter varieties. This attitude is justified by
several major constraints such as the sweet taste that
exposes these varieties to wild animals (24.7%),
susceptibility to pests (31.8%), the short cycle that would
justify poor conservation in the soil (29.9%). A low
appreciation of products made from sweet cassava
varieties is also worth noting (60%). Indeed, the lack of
products resulting from the transformation of sweet
cassava into products corresponding to the eating habits
of the populations and the low appreciation of products
such as &ldquo;chikwangue&rdquo; and &ldquo;foufou&rdquo; resulting from the transformation of sweet varieties of cassava, limit the cultivation from these sweet varieties to a subsistence and
non-commercial crop.
    Keywords: Manihot esculenta Crantz;sweet varieties;peasant perception;Republic of Congo;survey