Where can I grow cassava?

1. 1

   🇧🇷Pará, Brazil

   Great fit on 246k sq mi637k km²

   For example Santarém (100), Parauapebas (100)

2. 2

   🇧🇷Amazonas, Brazil

   Great fit on 215k sq mi557k km² · worth a try on 2,700 sq mi7,000 km²

   For example Maués (100), Borba (100)

3. 3

   🇧🇷Bahia, Brazil

   Great fit on 215k sq mi557k km² · worth a try on 600 sq mi1,500 km² · mostly with irrigation

   For example Salvador (100), Camaçari (100)

4. 4

   🇮🇳Maharashtra, India

   Great fit on 112k sq mi290k km² · worth a try on 4,600 sq mi12k km²

   For example Nagpur (100), Pimpri-Chinchwad (100)

5. 5

   🇮🇳Gujarat, India

   Great fit on 77k sq mi200k km² · worth a try on 500 sq mi1,400 km²

   For example Ahmedabad (100), Surat (100)

6. 6

   🇪🇹Oromiya, Ethiopia

   Great fit on 70k sq mi181k km² · worth a try on 20k sq mi51k km² · mostly with irrigation

   For example Gutin (100), Kele (100)

7. 7

   🇮🇳Andhra Pradesh, India

   Great fit on 69k sq mi179k km²

   For example Rasapūdipalem (100), Vijayawada (100)

8. 8

   🇪🇹Somali, Ethiopia

   Great fit on 39k sq mi101k km² · worth a try on 2,400 sq mi6,100 km² · mostly with irrigation

   For example Warder (100), Ārabī (100)

9. 9

   🇲🇿Nampula, Mozambique

   Great fit on 39k sq mi100k km²

   For example Nampula (100), Nametil (100)

10. 10

    🇨🇩Tanganyika, Democratic Republic of the Congo

    Great fit on 38k sq mi99k km² · worth a try on 900 sq mi2,300 km²

    For example Kongolo (100), Kalima (100)

11. 11

    🇻🇪Bolívar, Venezuela

    Great fit on 38k sq mi99k km²

    For example Ciudad Guayana (100), Ciudad Bolívar (100)

12. 12

    🇲🇱Kayes, Mali

    Great fit on 38k sq mi98k km² · mostly with irrigation

    For example Sagalo (100), Kita (100)

13. 13

    🇮🇩East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

    Great fit on 37k sq mi97k km²

    For example Kupang (100), Labuan Bajo (100)

14. 14

    🇺🇬Northern Region, Uganda

    Great fit on 37k sq mi96k km² · worth a try on 300 sq mi800 km²

    For example Gulu (100), Lira (100)

15. 15

    🇦🇴Luanda Norte, Angola

    Great fit on 36k sq mi94k km²

    For example Chitato (100), Dundo (100)

Regions are states and provinces, counting land within 75 km of a town. At most three per country, so the list covers the world.

• 🇧🇷Brazil2.1M sq mi5.3M km² · 89% of its land
• 🇮🇳India694k sq mi1.8M km² · 56% of its land
• 🇮🇩Indonesia518k sq mi1.3M km² · 86% of its land
• 🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the Congo408k sq mi1.1M km² · 94% of its land
• 🇳🇬Nigeria340k sq mi881k km² · 99% of its land
• 🇹🇿Tanzania306k sq mi791k km² · 93% of its land
• 🇲🇽Mexico267k sq mi692k km² · 43% of its land
• 🇸🇩Sudan230k sq mi596k km² · 90% of its land
• 🇪🇹Ethiopia230k sq mi596k km² · 71% of its land
• 🇦🇴Angola229k sq mi592k km² · 80% of its land

1. 100%Ideal

   Situbondo

   🇮🇩 East Java, Indonesia

2. 100%Ideal

   Cabinda

   🇦🇴 Angola

3. 100%Ideal

   Tanga

   🇹🇿 Tanzania

4. 100%Ideal

   Kolhāpur

   🇮🇳 Maharashtra, India

5. 100%Ideal

   Pétionville

   🇭🇹 Ouest, Haiti

6. 100%Ideal

   Okene

   🇳🇬 Kogi State, Nigeria

7. 100%Ideal

   Kikwit

   🇨🇩 Kwilu, Democratic Republic of the Congo

8. 100%Ideal

   Mbuji-Mayi

   🇨🇩 East Kasai, Democratic Republic of the Congo

9. 100%Ideal

   Acapulco de Juárez

   🇲🇽 Guerrero, Mexico

10. 100%Ideal

    Nizāmābād

    🇮🇳 Telangana, India

11. 100%Ideal

    Havana

    🇨🇺 Cuba

12. 100%Ideal

    Nay Pyi Taw

    🇲🇲 Myanmar

The most comfortable fits among the 2,000 biggest towns, two per region. Scores assume irrigation where rain falls short; Needs irrigation marks towns that need it.

Average temperature

Ideal 72–86°FIdeal 22–30°CWon't grow below 63°F or above 95°FWon't grow below 17°C or above 35°C

Coldest night of the year (average)

Ideal at least 41°FIdeal at least 5°CWon't grow below 32°FWon't grow below 0°C

Yearly rain

Ideal 39–79 inIdeal 1,000–2,000 mmWon't grow below 20 in or above 157 inWon't grow below 500 mm or above 4,000 mm

Very drought tolerant once established; harvested 8–24 months after planting.

Sources: FAO ECOCROP: Manihot esculenta; FAO 2013, Save and Grow: Cassava.

• Too cool overall76%
• Winters get too cold23%

Share of the land scoring under 50, by what holds it back most.

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