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 »Global Cassava Partnership Conference GCP21-II in Kampala, Uganda: June 18-22, 2012
Posted by Agro2 on March 8th, 2012
Global Cassava Partnership Second Scientific Conference GCP21-II in Kampala, Uganda: June 18-22
Posted in Cassava News, Events Tags: biodiversity, cassava, conference, development, genomics, research, starch 1 Comment »Farmers and local economy benefit from cassava chipper in eastern Kenya
Posted by Agro2 on March 6th, 2012
A cassava chipper in Eastern Kenya has boosted the local economy in the Makueno country of eastern Kenya and has helped to support the local cassava industry. The portable machine which chips cassava tubers into pellets has revolutionized the way farmers operate.
Posted in Cassava News Tags: africa, cassava, cassava chips, cassava pellets, farmers, food security, livestock feed, market, processing, starch 4 Comments »Cassava farmers pledge supply to Starch Factory – Ghana
Posted by Agro2 on September 9th, 2011
Cassava farmers pledge regular supply to revamped Starch Factory Ghana Broadcasting Corporation The Cassava Farmers Association made up farmers from seven Districts in the Central and Eastern Regions have agreed to supply cassava to the just revamped Ayensu Starch factory. This follows an agreement between the farmers on one side, the Ministry of … Govt, [...]
Posted in Cassava News Tags: Broadcasting, cassava, Corporation, factory, farmers, ghana, News, pledge, regular, revamped, starch, supply No Comments »Microfluidization for cassava starch modification
Posted by Agro2 on July 8th, 2011
Nanowerk LLC Microfluidization for cassava starch modification Nanowerk LLC (Nanowerk News) Researchers at National Nanotechnology Center (NANOTEC) in Thailand have discovered that using microfluidization has an effect on the structure and thermal properties of cassava starch-water suspension (20% w/w). …
Posted in Ethanol and Sustainability Tags: cassava, Microfluidization, modification, Nanowerk, News, starch No Comments »Ghana Cassava Starch factory to restart production
Posted by Agro2 on March 10th, 2011
Ayensu Starch factory to restart production Ghana News Agency The factory, which started production in 2003, stopped operating in 2006 mainly because the factory did not own any cassava farm to serve as raw material as well as power outages. The minister, who was speaking during question time in parliament in … and more »
Posted in Ethanol and Sustainability Tags: Agency, Ayensu, cassava, factory, ghana, News, production, restart, starch No Comments »Biotechnology to help speed up Cassava breed
Posted by Agro2 on January 20th, 2011
Breeding new plant varieties via conventional methods usually takes more than a decade, but with the assistance of biotechnology, the Thai Tapioca Development Institute (TTDI) hopes using a DNA fingerprint will shorten the time for cassava strain development and result in new varieties for specific uses. A DNA fingerprint will be applied to match different [...]
Posted in Cassava News Tags: Biotechnology, breed, cassava, help, News, speed, starch, varieties No Comments »10,000 acres of cassava to support the Ayensu Starch Factory
Posted by Agro2 on January 17th, 2011
The Ayensu Starch Factory at Bawjiase in the Central Region, which has remained idle for almost four years, will soon be given a new facelift by the Ministry of Trade and Industry, Mahama Ayariga, Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, said during a visit on Friday. He said the ministry was aware of the numerous [...]
Yuca is not Yucca
Posted by Agro2 on January 10th, 2011
At Agro2, cassava, or yuca, is our business. As such, we’d like to clear the record about a very ubiquitous misconception about the manihot esculenta plant that we’ve seen all over the internet: yuca is not yucca. Yuca is actually a genus in the agave family and covers a whole range of plants that cannot be baked into pie, pone or any other delicious treats. Once and for all, let’s examine the difference between these two equally lovely, but entirely different plants.
Posted in Agro2 Updates, Cassava News Tags: cassava, cassava's, esculenta, manihot, pie, pone, root, starch, varieties, yuca, yucca No Comments »Cassava in the News:SRI-CSIR develops fertiliser for Cassava
Posted by Agro2 on December 30th, 2010
The Soil Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (SRI-CSIR), has successfully conducted trials on fertilizers that can be used for increased cassava starch yield and quality cassava.
Dr Joseph Cobbina, a Technical Specialist at the CSIR, made this known to farmers and M.Phil. students from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) who undertook a field trip to the Kwadaso Agricultural College in Kumasi.
