Cassava
📍 BoliviaClick a numbered marker on the plant to explore each life-cycle stage — or read the key dates on the right.
Roots & seed establish first. Sow in at .
Leaves & stem drive the vegetative stage over .
Flowering falls mid-cycle between sowing () and harvest (). Keep stress low here.
Fruit/grain matures — harvest around .
Where Cassava grows in Bolivia
Gran Chaco
It has a semi-tropical, semi-arid climate. Northeasterly winds bring rain and humidity beginning in January; the other months are dry with hot days and cool nights. Temperatures and amounts of precipitation in mountain areas vary considerably [Source: Wikipedia]. It covers part of the departments of Santa Cruz, Chuquisaca and Tarija.
Oriental plains and Humid Tropic
It is the general denomination of the lowlands of Bolivia, covering a large part of the departments of Santa Cruz, Beni, Cochabamba and La Paz to the east and bordering the region of the Inter-Andean Valleys to the west. , with an average height of less than 400 meters above sea level.
Looking for another crop? Browse the full Bolivia crop calendar or the Cassava guide for other countries.