 | Better Farming Series 16 - Roots and Tubers (FAO - INADES, 1977, 58 p.) |
 |  | (introduction...) |
| | Preface |
| | Roots and tubers |
|  | Cassava |
| | Description of the plant |
| | Different kinds of cassava |
| | Where is cassava grown? |
| | How to grow cassava |
| | The place of cassava in a crop rotation |
| | Preparing the soil for cassava |
| | How to propagate cassava |
| | How to plant cassava |
| | Looking after the plantation |
| | How to harvest and store cassava |
| | The use of cassava in food |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Fresh cassava and cassava paste |
| | Dried casava and cassava flour |
| | Cooked cassava flours |
| | Starch and tapioca |
| | Cassava leaves |
| | Yams |
| | Description of the plant |
| | There are many varieties of yam |
| | Where are yams grown? |
| | How to grow yams |
| | The place of yams in a crop rotation |
| | How to prepare the soil for yams |
| | How to propagate yams |
| | How to plant yams |
| | Looking after the plantation |
| | Harvesting and storing yams |
| | The use of yams in food |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Fresh and mashed yams |
| | Dried yams and yam flour |
| | Sweet potatoes |
| | Description of the plant |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Varieties of sweet potato |
| | Where are sweet potatoes grown? |
| | How to grow sweet potatoes |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Propagation of sweet potatoes |
| | Looking after the plantation |
| | Yields of sweet potatoes and storing |
| | Sweet potatoes in human food |
| | Tania and taro |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Description of the plant |
| | Tania or Xanthosoma |
| | Taro or cocoyam (Colocasia) |
| | Where are tania and taro grown? |
| | How to grow tania and taro |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Propagating |
| | Planting |
| | Looking after the plantation |
| | Harvesting |
| | Storing the tubers |
| | Tania and taro in human food |
| | Suggested question paper |
Starch and tapioca
- Starch
After peeling, washing and grating the cassava, the pulp is mixed with water. Then the resulting liquid is strained through a cloth. This is done several times.
The water that passes through the cloth contains the starch. The liquid is allowed to stand for several hours. The water at the top is removed and the starch is left at the bottom of the vessel.
- Tapioca
The damp starch is used to make tapioca. As in making gari, the starch is heated in pots and stirred all the time.
After cooking, it is allowed to get cold, and then the tapioca is sieved to separate the lumps of different sizes.
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