SUSTAINABLE FARMING CAN HELP MEET GLOBAL DEMAND FOR CASSAVA – UN FOOD AGENCY BUT CALIFORNIA PULL FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO ADVERSE TRADE INTO CHINA BURDEN THE MOVE BY UN

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SUSTAINABLE FARMING CAN HELP MEET GLOBAL DEMAND FOR CASSAVA – UN FOOD
AGENCYNew York, May 28 2013 12:00PMAn environmentally-friendly farming
model can help significantly increase cassava yields and help turn it
into a staple 21st century crop, the United Nations food agency said
today.

In a new field guide, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
states that cassava output has increased by 60 per cent since 2000 and
is set to accelerate further over the current decade as policymakers
recognize its huge potential.

However, the agency warned that the current input-intensive approach
to boost cassava production also risks causing damage to the natural
resource base and increasing greenhouse gas emission responsible for
climate change. Instead of intensive farming, FAO advocates for a
<"http://www.fao.org/ag/save-and-grow/">Save and Grow approach, which
can sustainably increase cassava crops by 400 per cent.

"Save and Grow minimizes soil disturbance caused by conventional
tillage such as ploughing, and recommends maintaining a protective
cover of vegetation over soil," FAO said in a
<"http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/176780/icode/">news release.
"Instead of the monocropping normally seen in intensive farming
systems, Save and Grow encourages mixed cropping and rotation, and
predicates integrated pest management, which uses disease-free
planting material and pests' natural enemies to keep harmful insects
down, instead of chemical pesticides."

The approach has already had successful results in trials organized in
Viet Nam, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Colombia.

Cassava is a highly versatile crop grown by small farmers in more than
100 countries. Second only to maize as a source of starch, its roots
are rich in carbohydrates while its tender leaves contain up to 25 per
cent protein, plus iron, calcium and vitamins A and C. Other parts of
the plant can be used as animal feed, and livestock raised on cassava
have good disease resistance and low mortality rates.

Demand for cassava has increased in part because of the current high
level of cereal prices, making it an attractive alternative to wheat
and maize. Cassava also has a range of industrial uses that give it
huge potential to spur rural industrial development and raise rural
incomes.

Another important consideration is that of the major staple crops in
Africa, hardy, resilient cassava is expected to be the least affected
by advancing climate change.

"With Save and Grow developing countries can […] avoid the risks of
unsustainable intensification while realizing cassava's potential for
producing higher yields, alleviating hunger and rural poverty and
contributing to national economic development," FAO said.May 28 2013
12:00PM
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