Cassava to take centre stage at World Food Day exhibition

CASSAVA WILL be one of the main items on show at the World Food Day exhibition on October 16 at the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) in Portland.

Lorna Gooden, Manager of the Social Services/Home Economics Unit at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), says preparations for the exhibition were in high gear.

She pointed out that there would be demonstrations in the production, processing and the many uses of cassava. She added that over the last few years the use of cassava has been increasing in the bammy industry, and that consumption has increased with the recent launch of the cassava pancake mix.

Mrs. Gooden said there would also be presentations explaining how the tuber could be grown on marginal lands, and its usefulness for human consumption as well as for animal feed.

"We will be doing practical demonstrations on how to plant the cassava sticks, post harvesting, handling and storage," she said.

Mrs. Gooden noted that traditional methods of processing cassava into bammies and cassava bread would be demonstrated.

Four new varieties of the tuber being researched at the Bodles Research Station in St. Catherine will also be on show.

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