Plant cassava in the wrong climate and no amount of good soil will save your harvest. After three decades of farming cassava in Nigeria, I have learned that temperature, rainfall, and humidity decide your yield before you even plant.
Modern Methods of Processing Cassava
A mechanical harvester lifts cassava roots without the cuts and bruises a hand-dug harvest leaves behind. That single difference at the very start of the chain determines how much of your final flour, starch, or garri survives to market.