The Nigeria Cassava Growers Association (NCGA) says it is targeting the production of additional two million tonnes of cassava for industrial use in the next cropping season. National President of the association, Mr. Segun Adewumi,...
Traditionally, farmers in Nigeria plant cassava from year to year using planting materials from their own fields or via farmer to farmer exchange. Cassava stems were considered by the average farmer to be of little...
Harvestplus, an international agricultural organisation, and partners recently trained widows and caregivers in Akwa-Ibom State on cultivation of Vitamin A cassava and maize as well as entrepreneurial skills. The Harvestplus Country Manager, Dr Paul Ilona...
AFRICA needs to double her cassava production to avert a major food crisis by 2050, says the Director for the Global Cassava Partnership for the 21st Century (GCP21), Dr Claude Fauquet in Lagos. Addressing a...
As the Global Cassava Partnership for the 21st Century (GCP21) prepares for its 4th International Cassava Conference in Cotonou, Republic of Benin, scheduled for June 11-15, 2018, its Director, Dr. Claude Fauquet has warned that...
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) plans to hold a training on innovative technologies for weed management in cassava in July. The training program is part of efforts to share to a wider audience...
The IITA led African Cassava Agronomy Initiative (ACAI) project has set the 2018 calendar of activities around running validation trials for the six Decision Support Tools (DSTs) that the project is developing. The first validation trials were set up in...
Stakeholders have called for pragmatic strategies to improve Nigeria‘s position as a leading cassava producer, using innovation and technology. Global Cassava Partnership for the 21st Century (GCP21) Director, Dr Claude Fauquet, who spoke at a...
The Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshodi, (FIIRO) on Thursday called for legislation on cassava flour inclusion in wheat flour for bread and confectioneries. The Director-General, FIIRO, Prof. Gloria Elemo, made the call at a...
Daily market potential of cassava production and processing is worth over N9.5billion, experts have said. They spoke at a stakeholders’ workshop organized by FIIRO and Cassava: Adding Value for Africa (CAVA) at the weekend. It...
