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 »Cassava flour and exports growth areas
Posted by Agro2 on July 13th, 2011
The Thai cassava (tapioca) industry will focus on flour exports and Asian markets as part of its growth strategy over the next five years, when the exports of tapioca products could reach 100 billion baht. The Commerce Ministry projected that by 2016, domestic demand for cassava roots in ethanol production will surge to 13 million [...]
From tapioca (cassava) to biofuel
Posted by Agro2 on June 7th, 2011
SWEET tea-time treats may soon find their way into your car’s petrol tank — a research team from Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman’s (Utar) Faculty of Engineering and Science is studying the use of cassava, better known as tapioca, and sweet potato in the production of biofuels. “Rising global crude oil prices has prompted the search [...]
Tapioca comes from root of cassava plant
Posted by Agro2 on March 17th, 2011
Tapioca comes from root of cassava plant Victoria Advocate After weeks of being lost, he knew his chance of survival was dimming, so he decided he would eat manihot esculenta, the root of the cassava plant, which he knew would be fatal because of the cyanide-based toxin in the root. He took the plant, …
Cassava Recipes from Agro2: Low-Sugar Cassava Cake
Posted by Agro2 on January 20th, 2011
Today’s recipes comes from Malaysia, via Cassava vs Yams. The recipe stresses low sugar, which is great for dieters, and allows you to enjoy all of the natural flavor of the cake.
What is Cassava?
Posted by Agro2 on November 25th, 2010
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 [...]
Posted in Agro2 Updates, Cassava News Tags: alcohol, Brazil, cassava, esculenta, ethanol, fresh, manihot, manioc, tapioca, yuca 1 Comment »Agro2 Heads to Brazil, Capital of Cassava
Posted by Agro2 on September 23rd, 2010
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 [...]
Posted in Agro2 Updates, Cassava News, Ethanol and Sustainability Tags: agro2, Brazil, cassava, clayuca, ethanol, flour, fresh, plant, processing, products, starch, tapioca 3 Comments »Cassava Recipes from Agro2: Tapioca Pudding
Posted by Agro2 on August 26th, 2010
Tapioca is defined by Dictionary.com as “a food substance prepared from cassava in granular, flake, pellet (pearl tapioca), or flour form, used in puddings, as a thickener, etc.” The cassava’s root is highly starchy and can be used for glue, etc., but is decidedly gelatinous, making it an excellent substance for pudding. This is one of the more popular cassava recipes, and can be found all over the world, from London to Rio de Janeiro.
Posted in Cassava Recipes, Desserts Tags: cassava, cassava's, pudding, recipes, root, tapioca No Comments »Cassava Recipes from Agro2: Tuna Cassava Balls
Posted by Agro2 on August 16th, 2010
Proving just how international cassava is, we have a cassava recipe that hails from India, via Indiarecipes.net. To complete this recipe you first need to have fresh or frozen peeled and boiled cassava or yuca. Cassava can usually be found frozen or preserved in Asian or Mexican markets, under the name manioc, tapioca or yuca, [...]
Posted in Cassava Recipes, Cassava/Yuca Tags: boiled, cassava, India, international, kappa, peeled, recipes, tapioca, yuca No Comments »
