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Cassava: The perilous past and promising future of a toxic but nourishing crop

  • Written by Stephen Wooding, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Heritage Studies, University of California, Merced
Cassava: The perilous past and promising future of a toxic but nourishing cropA grower shows off his lush cassava garden.Stephen Wooding, CC BY-ND

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.

While nearly unknown in temperate climates, cassava is a key source of nutrition throughout the tropics. It was dome...

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