Starch is the most common form of carbohydrate in the human diet and finds endless applications in foodstuff, cosmetics, paper and, more recently, as bio - based raw materials for the chemical industry.
Starchy foods such as potatoes, bread, cereals, rice and pasta make up about one third of the food we eat. As world population increases, the deficit in carbohydrate commodities (corn, rice, wheat, potato) becomes larger, creating opportunities for cassava.
Thailand is the world's biggest exporter of starch and the world's largest producer of native tapioca starch. How can the other countries with cassava industries learn from them ?
Over in the EU, significant investments are made to produce biobased products from starch raw materials. Starch is a well-suited raw material for the sustainable use of agricultural products in the bio-based industry.
Generally the EU starch industry is made from 3 different raw materials: maize, wheat and starch potatoes. To meet the demand, the EU starch companies need to make positive and significant investments to increase production capacity .Again, how can cassava starch contribute to this gap ? Which countries are supplying cassava starch to Europe?
Key Themes of the conference:
- Innovations in Starch & derivatives, side stream products and emerging non-food applications
- Can cassava fill the global carbohydrate gap and will Indonesia rise to become a big major producer ?
- Opportunities for Pea starch and derivatives
