With rise in yield and better returns, more farmers are taking up cultivation of Sree Pavitra tapioca variety in Idukki. The hybrid tapioca variety was developed a few years back by the ICAR-Central ...

Perambalur district is seeing a major shift in cropping patterns as prolonged water scarcity has forced farmers to try alternative crops. PERAMABALUR: Perambalur district is seeing a major shift in ...

Tapioca business operators have called on the government to speed up tackling the cassava mosaic disease that has ravaged the farmers' produce since 2018. Boonchai Srichaiyongpanich, president of the ...

In a step towards preserving Kerala’s agrarian heritage, the age-old tradition of drying tapioca — locally known as Kappa Vaattu — has been included in the Class 8 Malayalam textbook. This unique ...

The humble tapioca or cassava, which once used to be a part of staple diet in Kerala, is now much in demand not just among the local people but tourists - Indian and foreign - who relish the root ...