Cassava, rice, maize, and wheat account for 45 per cent of the calories consumed across Africa, highlighting the continent’s heavy…
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The Kwara State Government, in collaboration with the Kwara State Association of Nigerians in the United Kingdom, has inaugurated an…
Drought-resistant cassava is transforming livelihoods for farmers in Rwanda’s dry eastern regions, with growers in Nyawera Cell of Mwiri Sector,…
A coalition of cassava stakeholders has submitted a policy framework to the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development aimed…
A renowned food scientist and Chairman of Shine Bridge Global Incorporated, Dr. Tony Bello has called for the establishment of a youth- and women-driven agribusiness structure to fully harness Nigeria’s renewed commitment to cassava export.
The Nigerian Natural Medicines Development Agency (NNMDA), on Friday, called on stakeholders in the cassava production value chain to collaborate in their Pharmaceutical Grade Starch project.
A coalition of companies led by Shine Bridge Global Inc. has sought a partnership with the Nigeria Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) on cassava production and processing.
The Cross River State Commissioner for Agriculture and Irrigation Development, Mr. Johnson Ebokpo, announced that the newly established eight-metric-ton cassava processing mill in Idoma community will create 1,000 direct jobs.
The Kogi Government has mapped out 1, 200 hectares of land for immediate intervention in cassava production.
About 72% of the population in sub-Saharan Africa has increased their dietary intake of carbohydrate foods in the last few years, particularly from the consumption of cassava products, including garri, eba, and fufu. However, this has resulted in a high glycemic index (GI) in the human body.