"Potential for Downstream Value -Added Applications for Cassava Starch (aka Pati Singkong or tinh bột sắn in Indonesian & Vietnamese languages)

"New Improved Varieties to Increase its Competitiveness"

Ministry of Commerce reports that Cambodia's exports of cassava soared 94 per cent year-on-year in the first nine months of 2011, despite the recent flood devastation the agriculture sector has experienced. Statistics showed that Cambodia's export of dry and fresh cassava hit about 22,652 tonnes from January to September, compared to 11,656 tonnes in the same period last year.

Cassava farming is quickly expanding in Cambodia as profit margins on the crop continue to rise. Prices for the plant, which is edible and is used in ethanol production, have risen considerably, fetching more than other cash crops such as cotton that are being grown in the province. Increased farming has boosted cassava shipments and orders not only from Asean region but also in substantial quantities from China to Europe.

According to Yang Saing Koma, President of Center for Study and Development in Agriculture, many people are now investing in cassava in Cambodia. He quoted "They also expect to gain more profit from cassava, as yields are more frequent."

Thailand ,the largest exporter of Cassava products, has been unable to meet increasing demand from China due to recent aphid infestation and floods. Cambodia's cassava output is quickly catching up to fill the gap and more recently signed trade agreement with the Chinese to increase its cassava export to China.

Cassava is one of the most important starch sources used in production of different foods and industrial applications. Ongoing research is carried out to increase the commercial value of starch and improve its quality . Cassava's potential for downstream value added applications is huge.

Trivia: Cassava Starch is known as Pati Singkong in Indonesian and tinh bột sắn in Vietnamese languages

Centered around the theme on

Finding Value Added Applications for Cassava Starch (aka Pati Singkong or tinh bột sắn in Indonesian & Vietnamese languages),

CMT's Cassava Starch World conference
is a must attend event for the entire
supply chain of the industry.

Find out key issues on

• Cassava Starch outlook - markets, economics and its competitiveness with other feedstocks in the starch game
• Downstream processing of Cassava into ethanol, sweeteners, fermentation products. Find out how industry players use sugar & tapioca starch interchangably
• Wastewater treatment and implementation of anaerobic process on cassava manufacturing facility. How to reduce global warming and yet gain emissions credit when you invest in methane gas collection and capture for energy
• Biotechnology approaches to cassava protein improvement. What are the recent developments in improving the nutritional value of cassava ?
  What are the new cassava varieties that can increase its competitiveness ?
• Can cassava starch be adapted for all purposes and how do companies test for variation in starch quality ?
• Update on Cassava projects and markets outlook - Country focus on Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Colombia, Brazil

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