Preventing seasonal shortages of root crops

Abstract

Papua New Guinea depends largely on root crops as a staple food. The main root crops, in order of importance, are sweet potato Ipomoea batatas, taro Colocasia esculenta , yams Dioscorea alata, Chinese taro Xanthosoma sagittifolium and cassava Manihot esculenta. Other staple foods include sago and bananas.