CASSAVA VALUE CHAINState of the Art in Asia and LAC

Dr. Asha KI – IndiaMSc. Marie Callebaut – Suriname

MSc. LE Thi Ngoc Quynh – VietnamMSc. Katherine Castillo - Colombia

CASSAVA PRODUCTION CONSTRAINTS

ASIA LAC

Low multiplication rate

Diseases and pests

Limited product diversification

Low extension agenda

Lack of appropriate mechanization

Labor intensive

Lack of short duration varieties

CIAT & EMBRAPA

FROG SKIN DISEASE

CMD &Witches´ Broom

CASSAVA BREEDING: CONVENTIONAL/MOLECULAR?

ASIA LAC

Conventional Cassava Breeding

Genetic engineering

Conventional Cassava Breeding

Genetic engineering

Overseas Partnership for Improved Cassava Varieties

Overseas Partnership for knowledge sharing regarding to production, management and

processing technologies

CASSAVA PRODUCTION

ASIA LAC

Subsistance staple crop

(Bitter varieties)

Small scale crop

(Sweet varieties)

Small scale as staple crop

Large scale for industrial purposes

CASSAVA MARKET

ASIA LAC

Biodegradable plasticsEthanol Snack foods, fried food productsModified starchesGums & Adhesives from cassava starchMaltose & maltodextrins Citric acid from starch factory residuesExtruded products (improved textural attributes)Silage and poultry feedExportation

SUSTAINABLE CASSAVA CROPS

ASIA LAC

• Form the point of view of the farmers cassava cultivation

should be part of a sustainable cultivation system = larger

income generation and spreading of risks.

• For the processor: innovation of products for the local

market and for export.

CASSAVA VALUE ADDITION OPPORTUNITIES

ASIA LAC

Ethanol

Starch

Extruded food products

Live stock feed

Exports

POTENTIAL FOR CASSAVA

POSIBILITIESSmall scale production units for snacks, extruded products, ethanol, export product in the counrty can stimulate sustainable deveopement of small scale farmers

CONSTRAINS

•Lack of availability of better varieties•Lack of well planned farmer grouping

SOLUTIONS•Better varieties and their availability•Formation of farmer groups•Good marketing system•Better financial assistance

•Lack of proper chanelled marketing system•Lack of proper financial assistance

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YOUR KIND ATTENTION