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BACKGROUND PAPER root and Tuber Crops ( cassava , Yam, Potato and Sweet Potato ) Roots and Tubers Prepared by: Nteranya Sanginga, IITA Co-Conveners Adiel Mbabu, CIP i EXECUTIVE SUMMARY root and Tuber Crops , including cassava , Sweet Potato , Potato and yam are the most important food Crops for direct human consumption in Africa. These four Crops are grown in varied agro-ecologies and production systems contributing to more than 240 million tons annually, covering around 23 million hectares. The aggregate value of yam, cassava , Potato and Sweet Potato exceeds all other African staples, including cereal Crops (cereals annually producing on average 169 million tons on 108 million ha of land).
2. CASSAVA Cassava is one of the world’s most important food crops, with annual global production at approximately 276 million metric tons (MT) in 2013. The top producing countries globally in 2013 were: Nigeria (accounting for ~19% of the total), Thailand (~11%), Indonesia (~9%), Brazil (~8%) and Democratic Republic of Congo (~6%).
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