Experiencias del cultivo de yuca en el estado Bolívar, Venezuela

Abstract

The soil conditions, irregular rainfall, hoarding and speculation in the prices to the final consumer of cereals: wheat, corn and rice, induced the consumption of alternative items such as cassava root for the daily diet of the Venezuelan population, during these last three years in a row.

For 2015, 3,175 hectares planted with Yucca (Manihot esculenta Crantz) were reported, in 27 localities of Bolívar state, of which 58.68% were sweet materials and 41.32% bitter; being the Sucre and Piar municipalities, the ones with the largest established surface, with 1,458 and 492 hectares, respectively, (MPPAPT-Bolívar, 2015).

The aforementioned reflects the importance of this crop as a substitute food for cereal flours in times of scarcity. For this reason, an exploratory study was carried out, in order to demonstrate certain aspects such as: form of propagation, benefits, location in the region, characteristics of production, processing and commercialization, in order to provide information of interest for the use in times of climate change and economic fluctuation in the region.