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Cassava

Requirement for cassava or Manihot esculenta is the roots is 1 mm thick in size and brown at outside color. The product for cassava is chips and we want to supply it to manufacturer of chips. Then, the temperature is around 23 – 33 degree Celsius and suitable rainfall for cassava is around 500 – 35000 mm per year. Soil condition for cassava is around 5.5 pH to 6.5 pH. The spacing between cassava is 1 meter apart and the planting method are vertical and horizontal. Cassava should be apply NPK after 2 months planting and harvest after 12 months.