Cassava, Nigeria & Thailand

Ibadan, Nigeria7.38°N 3.90°E

computed criticality10/100

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Nigeria world's top cassava producer; Thailand top exporter (starch)

2023

Fault line

Cassava feeds hundreds of millions across Africa and provides the industrial starch exported by Thailand. A drought-resistant root, it is a quiet pillar of tropical food security, threatened by viral diseases.

Actors

Nigeria

DR Congo

Thailand (starch)

Sources

FAO, FAOSTAT 2023 ↗

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