I. Coast eyes cassava for its bread as wheat prices surge

Cassava, also called manioc, is Ivory Coast's second-largest crop after yam, with 6.4 million tonnes produced each year.

The cassava substitution plan ticks the boxes for economy and sustainability.

By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

As wheat prices are driven upwards by the war in Ukraine, bakers in the West African state of Ivory Coast are starting to use locally produced cassava flour to bake

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I. Coast eyes cassava for its bread as wheat prices surge

Cassava, also called manioc, is Ivory Coast's second-largest crop after yam, with 6.4 million tonnes produced each year.

The cassava substitution plan ticks the boxes for economy and sustainability.

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