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Cassava is an obviously multi-use crop. There are so many products derived from each part of the crop which is compatible for various industries including food/feed applications:
Advantage from Cassava for Human Life
For Bioenergy
- Best feedstock for bioethanol combined with non-food and food material.
- Higher carbohydrate productivity for bioethanol than corn.
- Biogas production using by the waste water during bioethanol and starch processing.
- Organic compost from the residue by cassava.
For Environment
- High tolerance crop against the natural disaster such as dry weather or flood.
- Environment friendly and Prevention of Desertification by Cassava cultivation in waste land.
- Increase of both rural income and national competitiveness by use of waste land.
- Reduction of pesticide and chemical fertilizer
For Food & Industry
- GMO variety of cassava for industrial purpose, and NON-GMO variety for food
- Important carbohydrate resource for 65% of food, 20% of animal feed, and 15% of starch
- Substitute grain for wheat, corn, sweet potato, potato etc.
- Raw material for alcohol, adhesives, cosmetics and textile industry, paper industry etc.
- Favor vegetables and animal feed from Cassava leaves.
- Wood pellet, organic fertilizer, pulp, Ligno-cellulosic ethanol, charcoal from Cassava stalk.
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