Cassava processing industry in Africa

In several African countries, cassava is being more and more perceived not only as a food security crop, but also as a raw material for various types of cassava processing industries. Indeed cassava can be converted into a large number of products ranging from traditional and novel food products, to livestock feeds, ethanol and starch and its numerous derivatives in cassava processing industry.

Application of cassava tuber

African countries government also aslo encourage enterprises to start agricultural deep processing such like cassava starch processing, cassava flour processing, cassava chips processing, as well as garri processing.

In some countries, there are concerted efforts being initiated, sometimes with strong political support at the highest level. For example special presidential initiatives on cassava exist in Nigeria and Ghana to make cassava the engine for economic growth. Cassava as a powerful poverty fighter in Africa and has recommended a Pan-African Cassava Initiative based on a broad based strategy which emphasises better markets, better organization of producers for collective action, and better participation by the private sector investment.

Cassava processing machines

The most important area of intervention is the building of the processing capacity that will produce high quality products for the identified markets, particularly the food, livestock feed, starch and ethanol industries. It is necessary to conduct an indepth sub-sector analysis that will identify the roles to be played by all stakeholders in the cassava sector (producers, traders, processors, researchers, policy makers and consumers) and enable the mapping out of a strategy for the development of the cassava processing industry in Africa.

Cassava starch processing plant

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