date:May 30, 2013
decade as policymakers recognise its huge potential.
But using the inputs-intensive approach pioneered during last century's Green Revolution to boost cassava production risks causing further damage to the natural resource base and increasing the greenhouse gas emissions responsible for climate change, the organisation said.
The solution, says FAO, lies in the Save and Grow approach which achieves higher yields with improved soil health rather than with the heavy use of chemical inputs.
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