4. Markets outlook for cassava needs to be considered in
the context of substitutes in different applications
1. Cassava for direct consumption or sale into short
value chains as fresh roots or gaplek. Competition
with other purchased food such as rice.
2. Global markets where cassava chips compete with
other forms of carbohydrate for processing animal
feed or ethanol such as maize, sorghum, wheat -
oil.
3. Markets where cassava starch competes largely
only price with substitutes such as maize and
potato starch, sugarcane.
4. Markets where the functional properties of the
starch are desired.
6. Rising incomes in Asia: changing diets and consumption
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19. Farmer incomes, livelihoods and productivity
• The correction in the root price has made cassava a more
competitive feed stock for industry applications where
previously they competed against low maize and other
commodity prices.
• However, cassava farmers have suffered significant
reductions in farm gate prices and household incomes
• Caution against market interventions that reduce the
competiveness of the crop relative to substitutes and
alternative markets (eg. price floors)
• Advocate for policies that drive innovation and
competitiveness
• Enhancing productivity and reducing costs will be key to
viable smallholder cassava in Indonesia and the region
23. Pest and disease a new challenge for food security and the
cassava industry in Indonesia
24. Assessment of existing technologies with farmers,
traders, processors
• Understanding of the value chain and production
systems is setting the priorities for:
• What we do: establishing demonstration trails
based on demand from farmers, traders,
processors.
• Where we do it: locating activities where possible
on factory or trader land or where other
stakeholders (next users) can utilize it for scaling.
• How we evaluate: what is the value proposition or
business case of this next-user scaling it to final
users (farmers)
25. New varieties for new markets help smallholder cassava
remain competitive
26. Conclusion
1. Indonesia remains one of the largest producer of cassava in Asia
2. Indonesia has the highest consumption of cassava per capita of any
country in Asia
3. Indonesia is a large importer of cassava starch (Tapioca) and starch based
products
4. This consumption of products derived from starch will continue to
increase in Indonesia (and within the region) as incomes rise
5. Climate change will impact cereal crop production in Indonesia while
cassava is relatively resilient
6. While there are new challenges for cassava on the horizon
7. Many new opportunities for cassava in Indonesia and Southeast Asia
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