It turned what was once a subsistence crop into a major income earner for women farmers, more than doubling average banana harvests.

FORBES: Millions Served

It turned what was once a subsistence crop into a major income earner for women farmers, more than doubling average banana harvests to 20 tons per acre.

FORBES: Millions Served

The result is that cassava remains a subsistence crop in Africa, but in Asia is something on which you can build a business (it can also be used to make clothing, paper and biofuels).

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