<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Population of Indonesian around 265,015,300 people, so they need a huge amount of food. Rice is the most important food staple, but it is still imported around 500,000 t to stabilize the price in Indonesia. However, the country’s import of wheat is approximately >10,000,000 t. Hunger reduction and poverty eradication are the top priorities under SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals). Production of food based on cereals and grains was inert. Thus to meet the global claims root-crops, particularly cassava, has the potential to be explored. Cassava originated from tropical Latin America; it was distributed to Asia and Africa after Columbus discovered America in the 15<sup>th</sup> century. Early distribution of cassava was only across the longitude, recently its distribution is athwart the latitude. Literature review as well as arena reflection were used to gather information to meet the methodology in this research. Increasing productivity to meet the demand of food, feed, and other industrial needs with prosperous communities is considered an endless charity which requires a solid global cooperation. Price fluctuation was a factor affecting cassava progress; however, it was neglected by the government.</p></abstract>

Population of Indonesian around 265,015,300 people, so they need a huge amount of food. Rice is the most important food staple, but it is still imported around 500,000 t to stabilize the price in Indonesia. However, the country’s import of wheat is approximately >10,000,000 t. Hunger reduction and poverty eradication are the top priorities under SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals). Production of food based on cereals and grains was inert. Thus to meet the global claims root-crops, particularly cassava, has the potential to be explored. Cassava originated from tropical Latin America; it was distributed to Asia and Africa after Columbus discovered America in the 15th century. Early distribution of cassava was only across the longitude, recently its distribution is athwart the latitude. Literature review as well as arena reflection were used to gather information to meet the methodology in this research. Increasing productivity to meet the demand of food, feed, and other industrial needs with prosperous communities is considered an endless charity which requires a solid global cooperation. Price fluctuation was a factor affecting cassava progress; however, it was neglected by the government.

Cassava Productivity for Eradicating Hunger and Poverty in Rural Areas of Indonesia

Senior Agronomist Indonesian Legume and Tuber Crops Research Institute (ILETRI)

Rural Sustainability Research

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Population of Indonesian around 265,015,300 people, so they need a huge amount of food. Rice is the most important food staple, but it is still imported around...

Cassava Productivity for Eradicating Hunger and Poverty in Rural Areas of Indonesia

Published Online: Aug 13, 2018

Page range: 32 - 40

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/plua-2018-0005

Keywords
cassava, poverty alleviation, hunger reduction

© 2018 Yudi Widodo, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Cassava Productivity for Eradicating Hunger and Poverty in Rural Areas of Indonesia

Published Online: Aug 13, 2018

Page range: 32 - 40

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/plua-2018-0005

Keywordscassava, poverty alleviation, hunger reduction

© 2018 Yudi Widodo, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
cassava, poverty alleviation, hunger reduction