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 ...

Cassava (also called yuca, Brazilian arrowroot and manioc) is a starchy root vegetable that’s grown globally. It’s a versatile ingredient that can be found in a wide variety of dishes, and on top of ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The seeds of prosperity for some rural Africans may lie in a crop that has sustained them with calories for centuries but has generated virtually no wealth for their poor ...

Nigeria is the globe's biggest producer of cassava, or yuca. It could stand to earn billions from exports of flour, sorbitol, bubble tea, and ethanol. More from Big Business Nigeria is the globe's ...

Learn how to safely reap all the delicious, healthy benefits of this root veggie. Fact checked by Isaac Winter Medically ...

Stephen Wooding receives funding from Project Amazonas, a non-profit organization supporting humanitarian and research projects in the Peruvian Amazon. The three staple crops dominating modern diets – ...