Cassava (Manihot Esculenta), otherwise known as manioc, tapioca, yuca and many other names, is a root vegetable coming from a shrubby perennial plant thought to be native to Brazil. Cassava is most well known for tapioca pudding, which uses a pearl form of flaked starch extracted from cassava. Plant Appearance The plant itself can grow [...]
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This week we have posted several photos from Agro2‘s trip to Brazil with CLAYUCA, the Latin American Consortium for the Research and Development of Cassava. One of the most interesting days came at the end of the trip, when Agro2 CEO Frans van Hulle visited the Planti Center and tested cassava planting machines. The machine [...]
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The plant, which has been family-owned for three generations, is the largest in Brazil with a production capacity of 800 tons of fresh cassava roots per day and 200 tons of starch per day. The plant works with about 170 employees and 2,000 farmers in the region, which Mr. Fadel, or “Mr. Manioca” calls “one [...]
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DSC06874 Originally uploaded by Clayuca/CIAT As part of its trip to Brazil with CLAYUCA (The Latin American Consortium for the Research and Development of Cassava), Agro2 is shown here touring with Claudio Cabello of the Tropical Roots and Starches Center (CERAT). In this photo the group is touring CERAT’s ethanol plant, which has a capacity [...]
Posted in Agro2 Updates Tags: Brazil, cassava, clayuca, development, ethanol, research, roots, starches, tropical 2 Comments »Last month Agro2 visited several cassava processing plants and plantations in Brazil as part of a tour it took with CLAYUCA, which stands for the Latin American Consortium for the Research and Development of Yuca.
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Last week Agro2 founder Frans van Hulle accompanied other CLAYUCA members to Brazil to tour a variety of cassava growing and processing facilities. Pictures from the journey our now on the Agro2/PlusTrees FlickR account. Brazil is the native home of the cassava plant and represents a monumental market in many forms that include ethanol, tapioca [...]
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Last week was a big one for Agro2, as founder Frans van Hulle traveled to Brazil alongside CLAYUCA to tour several cassava production and processing facilities in the birthplace of the starch root (pictures coming soon, for now check us out on FlickR). On Monday’s tour of the Campinas Agricultural Institute, the group’s tour guide [...]
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Of all cassava’s recipes, this may be the most special to us. Today’s recipe (via cooks.com) is ubiquitous worldwide (given cassava’s worldwide appeal, that’s saying something). However, this is one of our favorite recipes for the cake, which is also known as Bolo de Macaxeira in its native Brazil. Ingredients: 1 pkg. Cassava, shredded 1 [...]
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