Cassava farming is mainly done to produce food items, solvents, alcohol, glucose, animal feed, energy, fertilizers, and some extra by-products. Nigeria tops the list of cassava production, all over the world and Thailand tops the list of cassava production on the Asian continent. Cassava is believed to have originated from South Africa. The scientific name of cassava is Manihot esculenta. Cassava leaves and tubers are the important part of the plant, which is used mostly by people for cooking or in other forms. Roots of this commercial crop are mainly consumed because there are an excellent source of starch along with vitamin ‘C’, calcium, phosphorus, etc. A good combination of all these nutrients have lots of health benefits. Roots are about 1mm thick in size and have brown colour outside. However, the commercial cassava plants have larger roots having a bigger diameter and larger length. Commercial cassava farming can create a huge profit if a suitable variety of cassava is cul
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