Today, cassava is a staple food consumed by more than 500 million around the world. From Wordnik.com. [Arico Gluten-Free, Casein-Free Cookies] Reference
Originally consumed in ancient South American civilizations, cassava is a root plant that grows like potato. From Wordnik.com. [Arico Gluten-Free, Casein-Free Cookies] Reference
They had mistaken the roots for cassava, which is edible. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
The cassava is a tuber that is rich in nutrients and has a pleasant flavor. From Wordnik.com. [Kiva Loans] Reference
The flour that you prepare by grinding the dried chips is called cassava meal. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 6] Reference
Of this root they make in the West Indies a sort of bread, called cassava bread. From Wordnik.com. [The Swiss Family Robinson; or Adventures in a Desert Island] Reference
Thailand, the world's leading exporter of cassava, which is also known as manioc, tapioca and yucca. From Wordnik.com. [International Herald Tribune - World News, Analysis, and Global Opinions] Reference
Manioc tubers, also known as cassava, can grow to as much as 3 feet long and as thick as a man's arm. From Wordnik.com. [OpEdNews - Quicklink: Evidence Indicates Manioc was a Major Maya Crop] Reference
But cassava, which is plentiful, is gaining in popularity because it can be grown year round and is easy to harvest. From Wordnik.com. [New Feedstock for Biofuels] Reference
The virus, known as cassava mosaic disease (CMD), attacks the leaves of the plant and limits the growth of its roots. From Wordnik.com. [AllAfrica News: Latest] Reference
"At the moment, mothers in many areas are feeding their children only cassava, which is low in the nutrients children need.". From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Plant nitrogen needs are very low (such as cassava). From Wordnik.com. [28 additional technical notes about tropical agriculture] Reference
Local products such as cassava and bananas are also far costlier. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Plants such as cassava, sweet potato and pigeonpeas fall into this later category. From Wordnik.com. [3: Staple crops] Reference
Nigerian farmers here tend small plots growing staples such as cassava and corn without machines or fertilizer. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
(EMBRAPA), which studies how to improve the production of staple crops such as cassava, rice, beans and soya beans. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
There may be situations where you have to give supplementary feeds, such as cassava roots, for good growth of animals. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 4] Reference
Now they are growing their own foods such as cassava, bananas and maize. From Wordnik.com. [TreeHugger] Reference
Kofi buys foodstuffs such as cassava, plantain, vegetables, etc. from nearby towns. From Wordnik.com. [Kiva Loans] Reference
She buys foodstuffs such as cassava, maize, vegetables and other ingredients from surrounding towns. From Wordnik.com. [Kiva Loans] Reference
China has just started large-scale production of crops such as cassava, sweet potato and sweet sorghum. From Wordnik.com. Reference
She discovered at once that it was tapioca, but her new acquaintance suggested "cassava" as an alternative. From Wordnik.com. [The Stowaway Girl] Reference
Squash pumpkins, vanilla beans, and root crops such as cassava and yams, coffee, and noni are the major cash crops. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The pulp is next dried in an oven, and becomes the famous "cassava" or "farinha," which, throughout the greater part of. From Wordnik.com. [Popular Adventure Tales] Reference
· roots such as cassava, yams, carrots, beets and turnips. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 3] Reference
In the mean time, I eat my last morsel of cassava, while the. From Wordnik.com. [Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver] Reference
Ssentongo was beaten unconscious and left for dead in a cassava field. From Wordnik.com. [Second Ugandan Journalist Beaten to Death] Reference
Downstream our cargo is cassava, palm oil, beans and other agricultural products. From Wordnik.com. [On The Congo, A Floating Marketplace For A Nation] Reference
They had carefully packed taro root and cassava from home, already cooked and ready to eat. From Wordnik.com. [Celebrating Difference] Reference
The handfuls of leafy green vegetables, cassava, and maize meal known as ugali, seemed endless. From Wordnik.com. [Saul Garlick: A Jewish New Year: A New Approach to Philanthropy] Reference
THOMPKINS: The Acholi women of northern Uganda make theirs with cassava leaves - no malt, no yeast. From Wordnik.com. [Ugandan Home Brews Result In More Than Hangovers] Reference
It uses corn, but Chinese biofuel distillers are also experimenting with cassava, sweet potato and sugar cane. From Wordnik.com. [THE NEXT PETROLEUM] Reference
In tropical regions of Africa, small farmers lose 10 to 50 percent of cassava yields from cassava mosaic virus. From Wordnik.com. [What Green Revolution?] Reference
They should come give us technical support to show us how to produce food: Congo peas, cassava, bananas, vegetables. From Wordnik.com. [Beverly Bell: "Even If We're Peasants, We Deserve to Live Too": Tèt Kole on the Needs of Haitian Farmers] Reference
In cultivating their little patches of bananas, breadfruit, cassava, and taro, however, they are pretty industrious. From Wordnik.com. [Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania] Reference
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