A team of researchers working on the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture-managed Cassava Weed Management Project (IITA-CWMP) have said findings from the 5-year project will respond and address the problems of weeds especially in cassava...
As demand for cassava derivatives continue to rise, manufacturers in Nigeria are spending about N291.6 billion ($810 million) yearly to import cassava syrup to meet local demand. Also, there is high demand of cassava by...
The Federal University of Technology Akure in collaboration with international Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Centre for Development Research ( ZEF) Germany , Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) Accra, Ghana and Biomass...
In Cross River State, an innovator Emmanuel Ntiti has fabricated machines that convert cassava to ethanol, writes Daniel Essiet. The machines for processing cassava into ethanol are scarce and expensive. But there is good news...
Despite opposition by some civic groups, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, IITA, said it is to carry out confined field trials, CFT, on genetically modified cassava. In a statement sent to PREMIUM TIMES on...
Judging by its brown bottle packaging, Mozambique’s Impala beer looks just like any other beer on the market. Not until you have smelt it, will you realize it has an unmistakably mysterious taste to it....
Nigeria Cassava Growers Association (NCGA) has said that the country is on the verge of realising N54 billion ($150 million) from two million tons of cassava this year. It was learnt that the tonnage would...
Kogi state government said it has acquired and commenced clearing of 12,500 hectares of land for its proposed “Cassava City” while calling on investors to partner with the state government in that direction. The project...
The Premium Breadmakers Association of Nigeria has given the assurance that the cassava bread initiative will be revisited with a view to finding out why it is not working and what can be done to...
Judging by its brown bottle packaging, Mozambique’s Impala beer looks just like any other beer on the market. Not until you have smelt it will you realise it has an unmistakably mysterious taste. Although it...
