The public has been cautioned to be vigilant when buying fresh cassava tubers from markets to avoid buying inedible varieties.
Faustin Machara, a nutritionist at Rwanda Biomedical Centre, said cooking of cassava tubers makes them consumable but absorption of poorly cooked cassava can result into poisoning.
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