If the improved scenario is expanded to the country scale, the
cassava pulp could be used for raw material in ethanol production
process instead of selling it for feedstock. This option could increase
the value chain of this by-product and would offset about 250 ± 23
million USD. Moreover, by using 5 MTPY cassava pulp for ethanol
production, 1.1 MTPY fresh cassava could be avoided. Therefore,
105 ± 23 million USD of this loss cost could be reduced. However,
100 percent diversion of cassava pulp to use for ethanol production
may affect livestock industry on driving up the cost of feed.
Therefore, more a detailed study needs to be conducted on the
trade-off to find the optimum percent of cassava pulp to be diverted
for ethanol production.