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...
Ahead of the international conference on cassava, the Global Cassava Partnership for the 21st Century (GCP21) has called on policy makers, donors and the international community to support all efforts that will bring about cassava...
The challenge of weeds against Nigeria’s agricultural transformation was re-echoed at the October meeting of the Nigeria Zero Hunger Forum held in Ebonyi State, southeast Nigeria. Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, in listing the challenges...
Research conducted by IITA Cassava Weed Management Project (IITA-CWMP) and partners has demonstrated that farmers can more than double cassava yield by switching to integrated weed management. Presenting the work done by the IITA-CWMP at...
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...
It is a 5-year effort created to pinpoint the quality traits that determine the adoption of new root, tuber and banana (RTB) varieties developed by breeders. The 11.5 million-euro project will take a novel approach...
