Here, cassava is still relatively unknown. Yet, it occasionally ends up on the plate, especially when one is adventurous in the kitchen. The root can be used to make delicious fries, puree, or curry.

Scientists might demonstrate the potential benefits of editing plant genes by altering cassava so it no longer poisons and cripples people in the Southern Hemisphere, California microbiologist Michael ...

When I first encountered a cassava plant, it was love at first sight, and over the years, my affection for this graceful and highly useful perennial has only increased. Inside the US, cassava is ...

The three staple crops dominating modern diets – corn, rice and wheat – are familiar to Americans. However, fourth place is held by a dark horse: cassava. Over the course of millennia, Indigenous ...

A research team compared cassava—naturally adapted to tropical climates—with heat-sensitive potato to understand how each ...

Cassava leaves are edible if cooked and contain up to 25% protein. The leaves are dark green with red highlights. They are shaped kind of like a hand with long pointy fingers; the stalk is kind of ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – In a recent study, genetically modified cassava plants produced roots that were more than two-and-a-half times the size of normal cassava roots. The findings could help ease hunger in ...

PHNOM PENH, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Green Leader (Cambodia) Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of China's Hong Kong-based Green Leader Holdings Group, on Sunday began the construction of its first cassava processing ...

To increase the income of farm families, Nigeria Cassava Growers Association (NCGA) is planning processing plants for the 36 states. Speaking at the group’s meeting in Lagos, its President, Pastor ...

In a recent study, genetically modified cassava plants produced roots that were more than two-and-a-half times the size of normal cassava roots. The findings could help ease hunger in many countries ...