The second phase of a comprehensive training programme targeting cassava farmers and food processors was held in the South West. 1,200 cassava farmers and 200 food processors across five locations in ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Cassava is the third-most important food source in tropical countries, but it has one major problem: The roots and leaves of poorly processed cassava plants contain a substance that, ...

AHEAD of the 2026 dry season farming, the Federal Government, yesterday, boosted farmers’ productivity in Nasarawa State with rice and cassava processing equipment, tricycles, and among others. The ...

CITY OF ILAGAN, Isabela (PA) – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), in partnership with the Local Government Unit of Gamu, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A grower shows off his lush cassava garden. Stephen Wooding, CC BY-ND The three staple crops dominating modern diets – corn, rice ...

Success in Nigeria’s cassava value chain is no longer theoretical. It is unfolding through the grit and determination of local entrepreneurs who are scaling industrial operations and unlocking new ...

Cassava is a staple food for millions of people across Africa and a major source of income and employment for farmers. There are efforts to create an effective cassava entrepreneurship system to boost ...

As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, Nigerian Breweries Plc, Nigeria’s foremost brewing company, has donated a 2-ton-per-day cassava processing facility to the Awo-Omamma ...

Cassava is a root vegetable. It is the underground part of the cassava shrub, which has the Latin name Manihot esculenta. Like potatoes and yams, it is a tuber crop. Cassava roots have a similar shape ...

The three staple crops dominating modern diets – corn, rice and wheat – are familiar to Americans. However, fourth place is held by a dark horse: cassava. Over the course of millennia, Indigenous ...