Although more than 90% of the world's cassava production is used for human food, interest in this crop as an energy source for inclusion in pig and poultry feeds was greatly stimulated by the artificial price situation in EEC countries created by implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy. Relative European and world market prices for both protein and energy sources have since changed radically. In this article the present position and future prospects are reviewed.
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