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Mocaf flour, alternative food source to replace rice

Indonesia
Published Aug 28, 2020

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Mocaf flour is a product produced by the Agricultural Research and Development Agency (Balitbangtan). This flour is produced from production technology

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My Agriculture - and diversification of carbohydrate sources. The development of flour is carried out to meet the carbohydrate needs of the Indonesian people besides rice. There are many foodstuffs other than rice that have the potential to be used as an energy source, such as cassava, maize and tubers. Head of Balitbangtan, Dr. Fadjry Djufry, explained that carbohydrate food cannot only rely on rice. It is time for people to start looking at diversified rice products from other ingredients with almost the same taste. "Biodiversity is very important, almost all flour has been mastered by the technology," said Fajdry, as quoted from page R & D.pertanian.go.id. Researchers from the Center for Agricultural Postharvest Research and Development (BB Postharvest) Balitbangtan, Misgiyarta, explained that cassava or better known as cassava is the most potential plant to be used as a local food source because of its high productivity. In fertile soils, several varieties of cassava have ...
Source: Pertanianku
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