Fuelling Cassava Development to Meet the Greater Demand for Food and Bio-fuel in Indonesia

Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is the most essential source of carbohydrate. As a source of carbohydrate, cassava is used for food, feed industries as well as potential to be utilized as raw material for bio-fuel. To anticipate the greater demand for food, feed and renewable fuel expanding harvest area as well as by implementing new innovation in the form of introducing high yielding varieties with inorganic and organic fertilizers to improve soil fertility is strongly recommended.