Largest cassava producing municipality in Brazil, Acará suffers from lack of investments and mechanization

The municipality of Acará, in the Northeast of Pará, is the largest cassava producer in Brazil. But, despite being recognized for the quality of flour, the city still needs investments. About 20,000 families of small farmers produce, on average, 600,000 tons of the root per year. Almost everything they harvest turns into tapioca flour and, mainly, water flour. Cultivation is part of the heritage of the region's original peoples. However, the municipality suffers from a lack of technology and mechanization. ...