Agriculture in Zaire: an overview; Economic potential and nutritional value of cassava; Cassava in the food sector; Processing, marketing, and utilization of cassava; Production and consumption of cassava: situation and projections; Implications for agricultural policy and conclusions.

Overview; Trends and prospects for cassava in the third world; Delphi survey for the assessment of potential yields of cassava in the third world; Economics of cassava in Africa; The evaluation of cassava consumption in Latin America; The meat of the mattter; cassava's potential as a feed source in tropical latin America; Trends and prospects for cassava in India; Trends and prospects for cassava in Indonesia Faisal kasryno; Trends and prospects for cassava in Thailand; Trends and prospects for cassava in Nigeria; Trends and prospects for cassava in Zaire.

Trends in production and use; Factors influencing the use of cassava; Potential yields of cassava; Scenarios of cassava output and use in 2000.

Trends in production and use; Factors influencing the use of cassava; Potential yields of cassava; Scenarios of cassava output and use in 2000.

Introduction; Cassava production circumstances; Prospects for cassava land area expansion; Prospects of increase in yield; Summary of observations.

Cassava international trade, prices. Current research in biotechnology.