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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