Cassava flour production by small scale processors, its quality and economic feasibility

Cassava flour is promising to be used as a food ingredient substitute for wheat and rice flour-based products. It can also processed at rural household level ensure the income of farmers. This study was aimed identifying physical chemical characteristics cassava roots produced well economic feasibility its production small scale. The results showed that prepared from Sembung, an Indonesian local variety had fairly good quality parameters according national standards moisture, starch, hydrogen cyanide (HCN) contents, while were sub-optimal. yield recovery processing 20.16% or equivalent 9.67 ton per year assuming annual capacity 48.00 tons fresh cassava. A home-scale industry give net profit IDR 49,565,888 about 3,440 USD with revenue cost ratio 1.52, margin 34.15%, return investment 51.81% payback period 1.02 year. Adjusting harvest time crop maturity following proper methods would improve recovery, returns.