Weeds constitute major obstacles to food security in Africa. They are not only a major problem to cassava farmers but also a menace to farmers of all other crops. Dr Alfred Dixon, Director for Development...
Farmers applying the Six Steps to Cassava Weed Management attest to the fact it increases the productivity of cassava and reduces the drudgery of hand weeding. The toolkit was developed after a rigorous and intensive...
A team of researchers has argued in Science that as nations collaborate to detect and stop human pandemics, a global surveillance system for crop diseases is needed to safeguard agricultural trade and food security. How...
Growing cassava is a way of life for many of the ethnic minority communities living in Sơn La Province. An ACIAR project is working with these smallholder farmers to grow cassava more sustainably and gain...
Zambia has introduced the consumption and production of 'Garri,' one of Nigeria's major staple foods, into the country's school feeding programme. Garri is derived from processed cassava, which is grown in almost all parts of...
The African Cassava Agronomy Initiative (ACAI) site-specific fertilizer recommendation (FR) tool is specifically designed to provide optimised and economically beneficial recommendations to cassava growers. The tool considers local soil data, weather conditions, prices of available...
Nigeria’s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday, announced plans to ban the use of paraquat by farmers amid mounting evidence that the product hurts applicators and the environment. The...
Scientists working under the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture- led Cassava Weed Management Project have found a solution that simplifies weed control in cassava farming systems, raising the appeal of the crop among growers, and...
Cassava is destined to transform the agricultural industrialization landscape in sub Saharan Africa. Uganda is one of the countries with high potential to spearhead the agriculture based industrial revolution. The Uganda National Cassava program has...
When the IITA Cassava Weed Management Project was conceived in 2014, one of the concerns on the minds of many was whether the team would be able to provide solutions that would address weeds in...
