Abstract:In China， cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) mainly provides the raw materials to produce industrial starch and biofuel and is used as a potential food crop. It is also one of the most important cash crops in tropical areas. The breeding progress of cassava is slow because of its heterozygous genetic makeup and sexual progenies with severe separation， which makes it time consuming to breed efficiently. Based on these challenges， we developed the strategy of an integrated breeding for cassava genetic improvement. The necessary conditions， workflow and prospects for cassava integrated breeding were elaborated in the present study.