Cassava set to surge in China as ethanol feedstock, says report

Biofuels Digest
February 22, 2010

In China, Renewable Energy magazine profiled growth of the cassava ethanol industry in China, including a report that genetic research has mapped “95% of the genes and will provide data on the use of cassava as an energy source and its ability to survive in infertile and dry soil,” according to Peng Ming, director of the Institute of Biology of the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences .

The focus of Chinese research has been isolating opportunities to extend cassava production into colder and drier areas. Currently, 60 percent of Chinese cassava is grown in Guanhxi province.

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