Research organizations in diverse regions around the world are working with local farmers and bakers to incorporate cassava flour into bread. This food staple is now stimulating local economies and providing additional nutrition while building...
Cassava Weed Management Project (CWMP) and Building an Economically Sustainable Integrated Seed System for Cassava (BASICS) of IITA will soon to unveil their scientific results in cassava production to policymakers. Dr Alfred Dixon, IITA-CWMP Project Leader, made...
AFAM Mbanefo, Anambra commissioner for Agriculture, Mechanisation, Processing and Export, has applauded the initiative in the training on cassava value chain. The training was being anchored by the Department of Extension, Federal Ministry of Agriculture...
After a day’s training on weed management in cassava farming systems, extension service providers have resolved to adopt and disseminate best bet weed management practices including appropriate spacing, tillage, use of improved varieties, and the use of safe and environmentally...
Rising from its third quarterly meeting in Maiduguri, the Nigeria Zero Hunger Forum (NZHF) has issued key recommendations and resolutions that should be quickly implemented towards the attainment of Zero Hunger by the year 2025....
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...
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...
