Root and Tuber Crop

A large number of root and tubers are grown in Indonesia – cassava sweet potato, taro, yarn and potato, all of which have numerous variety. Cassava is the major crop in the hilly areas of Java. Where consumption reach over 60 kilograms per capita per year. In eastern islands, especially in Irian Jaya, each potato, taro and yarn form the dietary staple. The starch laden roots of this crop are not the only valuable parts of these plants; cassava leaves are eaten as nutritious vegetable, while the leaves of sweet potato provide fodder for animals.


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