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The Future of CassavaCassava, a starchy root also known as yuca...
Reportage by Getty Images TumblrPhoto by Juan Arredondo/Getty Images Reportage for Crop Trust
Photo by Juan Arredondo/Getty Images Reportage for Crop Trust
Photo by Juan Arredondo/Getty Images Reportage for Crop Trust
Photo by Juan Arredondo/Getty Images Reportage for Crop Trust
The Future of Cassava
Cassava, a starchy root also known as yuca and tapioca, is the lifeblood of millions of small farmers, from Africa to Latin America, who rely on it as a rich, dependable source of carbohydrates. Cassava is the sixth most popular crop in the world and, as climates change, its preference for hot temperatures ensure it’ll be an increasingly vital staple. But its success requires different cassava-producing regions to maintain biodiversity to overcome the mounting threats of disease and pests, warns the Crop Trust, an organization devoted to preserving crop diversity. The Crop Trust recently sent Reportage photographer Juan Arredondo to cassava farms around Colombia, as well as labs that catalogue the thousands of cassava types in the interest of preservation.
See more of Juan’s photos on The Crop Trust’s website.
