The ‘special cassava flour’: perception and processing of a smallholder agriculture product in the Juruá River valley, Acre

Smallholders from upper Juruá river valley, state of Acre, in Brazil, produce cassava flour (farinha de mandioca) for consumption and trade. This article describes the practices that produce and identify a 'special' cassava flour from the point of view of the local producers. These process...

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Main Authors: Lucia Hussak van Velthem, Esther Katz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi 2012-08-01
Series:Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Humanas
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1981-81222012000200008&lng=pt&nrm=iso&tlng=pt