According to new research by CIAT (International Centre for Tropical Agriculture), southeast Asia’s multi-billion dollar cassava industry and thousands of small scale farmers could be severely threatened by global warming which might trigger outbreaks of new invasive pests.
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Climate change threatens southeast Asia’s billion dollar cassava industry
Posted by Agro2 on April 17th, 2012
Posted in Cassava News, Cassava/Yuca, Ethanol and Sustainability 
Tags: cassava, climate change, farmers, Farming, market, pests, processing, production, research, root, southeast asia, starch, sustainable, tapioca, yuca 
No Comments »How SABMiller is Making Green Cassava Beer
Posted by Agro2 on January 13th, 2012
GreenBiz.com (blog) How SABMiller is Making Green Beer at the Bottom of the Pyramid GreenBiz.com (blog) That’s a big reason why the company, which had revenues of $ 28 billion last year, recently began selling Impala, a beer made from cassava, in Mozambique. Similarly, for about a decade, SABMiller has been selling Eagle Lager, a [...]
Posted in Cassava News, Ethanol and Sustainability Tags: beer, blog, Bottom, cassava, green, GreenBiz.com, Making, News, Pyramid, SABMiller No Comments »Clarity needed on govt policy to promote cassava plantations – The Nation
Posted by Agro2 on January 8th, 2012
Clarity needed on govt policy to promote cassava plantations The Nation The government needs to clarify its policy direction on whether or how to promote cassava plantation. Otherwise, cassava planters will be vulnerable to the changing government policies, which have adversely affected their produce already. …
Posted in Ethanol and Sustainability Tags: cassava, Clarity, Govt, Nation, Needed, News, plantations, Policy, promote No Comments »Cassava Beer Rolls Out in Mozambique
Posted by Agro2 on December 21st, 2011
Triple Pundit Cassava Beer Rolls Out in Mozambique Triple Pundit Last month in Mozambique, a local SABMiller subsidiary, Cervejas de Moçambique (CDM), launched what the company says is the first ever commercial scale beer based on cassava (known as yuca or manioc in other regions). For SABMiller, the rollout of a …
Posted in Cassava News, Ethanol and Sustainability Tags: beer, cassava, Mozambique, News, Pundit, Rolls, Triple No Comments »Nine Cassava Myths and Half-Truths
Posted by Agro2 on November 29th, 2011
Yuca, Manioc, Cassava—the manihot esculenta plant is the number one food crop in the tropical zone and it feeds billions of people around the globe. Yet the cassava plant, its uses, tastes and recipes remain mysterious to many Westerners, shrouded in mystery and myth. Agro2 attempts to shed some light on some of the most prevalent cassava myths.
Nigeria Nation Pins Green Revolution Hopes on Cassava
Posted by Agro2 on November 5th, 2011
AllAfrica.com Nigeria: Nation Pins Green Revolution Hopes on Cassava AllAfrica.com Abuja — Nigeria’s drive to boost the quality and processing of cassava, launched two months ago as part of a larger plan to turn the country into a powerhouse for food production, now has a leading cassava scientist at its helm. …and more »
Posted in Cassava News, Ethanol and Sustainability Tags: AllAfrica.com, cassava, green, Hopes, Nation, News, Nigeria, Pins, revolution No Comments »Cassava in the News: Producción de etanol a base de yuca veragüense
Posted by Agro2 on October 31st, 2011
Unos 200 productores de yuca de áreas rurales de la provincia de Veraguas se han propuesto conquistar el mercado europeo con la exportación de este tubérculo y sus derivados.
Además, proyectan sacarle un beneficio extra para que a futuro se convierta en la materia prima para la producción de etanol para biocombustible.
Posted in Agro2 Updates, Cassava News, Ethanol and Sustainability Tags: etanol, produccion, veraguas, yuca No Comments »Cassava in the News: Palo Mayor Initiates Livelihood Networking
Posted by Agro2 on October 30th, 2011
Palo mayor initiates livelihood networking Philippine Information AgencyTACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Oct. 17 (PIA) –- The local chief executive of the historic town in Leyte province revealed in the opening ceremony of the agri-trade, science and technology fair how she initiated for several of its barangays to work for what is called as livelihood networking. [...]
Posted in Cassava News, Cassava Recipes, Ethanol and Sustainability Tags: Agency, cassava, Information, initiates, livelihood, mayor, networking, News, Palo, Philippine No Comments »ICM Designs Cassava Ethanol Plant in Mozambique – Domestic Fuel
Posted by Agro2 on October 14th, 2011
Ethanol plant design company ICM, Inc. of Colwich, Kansas has designed and constructed equipment for a “one gallon per minute ethanol plant” currently under construction in Mozambique that will use locally grown cassava as a feedstock. The project is part of CleanStar Mozambique, a company founded by Novozymes and CleanStar Ventures to protect forests, produce food, deliver energy, [...]
Posted in Ethanol and Sustainability Tags: cassava, Designs, Domestic, ethanol, fuel, Mozambique, News, plant No Comments »Cassava in the News: Why size matters in agricultural production
Posted by Agro2 on October 6th, 2011
KENYA: Why size matters in agricultural production IRINnews.org In a region where high poverty levels mean farmers are unable to buy fertilizers to obtain good crop yields, experts are recommending the adoption of low input crops such as cassava to enhance food production and thereby food security. … and more »
Posted in Ethanol and Sustainability Tags: agricultural, cassava, IRINnews.org, Kenya, matters, News, production No Comments »
