Cassava and java; Cassava in the world food system; Production systems; An overview of cassava production on java; Production and consumption of cassava in three regions of java; Potential costs and returns to improved cassava practices; Economic and institutional considerations; Consumption; The edible forms of cassava; Cassava and nutrition; Cassava in the staple food system; Economic parameters of consumer demand;New product forms; Starch; Gaplek; Livestock feed rations in Europe; The international supply of gaplek; Gaplek rocessing; Marketing and price formation; The geography of trade on java; Marketing costs; Competition in marketing; Cassava price determination; Cassava's role in food policy; Food policy objectives; Policy priorities; Pricing strategies.