What is Cassava? What is it Used for?

The cassava are rich in carbohydrates, mainly

starch. According to Food and Agriculture
Organization, cassava is the third most
important source of calories in the tropics, after
rice and corn.
 Cassava (yucca or manioc) is a nutty flavoured, starch-tuber in the
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spurge family (Euphorbiaceae) of plants. It thought to have originated from the
South-American forests.

Indigenous people of many parts of Africa, Asia and South

American continents used it as staple food source since
centuries.

Cassava is a tropical roots and

starch-rich foods like yam , Taro,
Potato, etc,
Cassava is a perennial plant that grows best under
tropical, moist, fertile, and well-drained soils.
Completely grown plant reaches to a height of about 2-4
m. Under the cultivation fields, its cut-stem sections are
planted just as in the case of sugarcanes. After about 8-
10 months of plantation; long, globular roots or tubers
grow in a radial pattern downwards deep into the soil
from the bottom end of stem up to the depth of 2-4
feet.
Cassava
 Choosing the right farm for
cassava

1, Site selection Sandy loam , clay loam

2, Land preparation plow , harrow
3, Preparation of planting materials

4.planting East to west orientation

OTHER TYPE OF SOIL
CLAY LOAM AND SANDY LOAM
What are vitamins found in cassava ?

Pyridoxine Niacin
Riboflavin
Thiamin
Folates

Vitamin A Vitamin C

Vitamin E Vitamin K
 Eletrolytes

Sodium Potassium

Minerals
Calcium
Phosphorus
Iron

Magnesium Zinc

Manganese
 MANAGEMENT

CLEANING FERTILIZATION

WEEDING CONTROL HARVESTING

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