Ten agricultural communities in three provinces will now produce organic cassava that will be sold at a higher value than the market price, giving hundreds of farmers a chance to earn a better living. The...
Akwenyuni Youth Group in Teso North sub-county is an impressive unit. With 33 members, the group which comprises university graduates and Form Four leavers, is equipping youth with agribusiness skills so they can be their...
The Enugu State chapter of Nigeria Cassava Growers Association (NCGA) says the dearth of flour processing machines has hindered efforts to produce cassava flour for bakers. The state Chairman of NCGA, Mr Romanus Ezeh, made...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) today said it will invest $120 million in the next 2-3 years to boost the productivity and transform cassava and other eight other commodities on the continent. The nine commodities...
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,...
Findings by the Cassava Monitoring Survey (CMS) have shown that over 60 percent of farm households have adopted improved cassava varieties in the country. This was revealed at the National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), Umudike,...
The Commissioners for Agriculture in Nigeria’s cassava growing belt have said that weeds are major cause of low yields in cassava production in the country. According to them, weeds are the main constraint limiting the...
Commissioners of agriculture in Nigeria’s cassava growing belt have declared weeds as major drivers of low yield in cassava and the main constraint limiting the competitiveness of cassava farmers in the country. The declaration was...
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...
