Cassava leaves are an integral part of Madagascar's culinary heritage, providing a unique taste and nutritional benefits ...

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 ...

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Despite these wonderful attributes, cassava is considered a poor person's food and was named among the most dangerous foods to eat. The danger lies in the chemicals called cyanogenic glycosides found ...

GUNUNG MAS, Indonesia, July 20 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - T he stream that supplied Indah Lestari's family with fish has dwindled to a trickle since rainforest surrounding her farm was cleared by ...

Where is your favourite destination and why? Freetown, Sierra Leone. It’s always like going back home — it’s where I was born and I have family there. It’s amazing and you have everything: the beach, ...

Since cassava is a rich source of carbs, its flour has multiple applications in the food industry. You can also still eat it if you follow several common dietary restrictions. Yet, this promising ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A grower shows off his lush cassava garden. Stephen Wooding, CC BY-ND The three staple crops dominating modern diets – corn, rice ...

The legend behind why cassava makes us very sleepy/Courtesy M Martha Kemigisha On a typical Savannah day, blazing hot, dry and windy when most grass and plants are dried and many trees have shaded off ...