East African farming systems are characterized by high land pressure and relatively poor soils. They may well represent the direction in which many farming systems in Africa will develop. Cassava (Manihot esculenta) is a key component in these systems and an important crop throughout Africa. This book aims to better understand the roles and production constraints of cassava in order to explore opportunities to improve the productivity and sustainability of smallholder farms. Farm surveys in East Africa show that general beliefs about cassava are (half)myths that hinder the potential of...