Cassava

NAQS empowers 102 Osun farmers with cassava, yam businesses

IN order to boost their capacity for optimal production, the Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) in collaboration With Hicoti Consulting…

3 years ago

Cassava seed producers lament inability to access loans, insurance cover

CASSAVA seed producers have raised concerns over their inability to access loans and insurance cover to hedge against risks. They…

3 years ago

Kogi, Benue farmers excited by new cassava varieties developed by NextGen project

Farmers in Kogi and Benue have expressed delight at the large sizes and number of roots produced by the new…

3 years ago

Biofortified cassava can increase immunity to diseases ― Prof Egesi

The Director of the National Root Crop Research Institute (NRCRI), Umudike, Professor Chiedozie Egesi has said the consumption of biofortified…

5 years ago

Why Nigeria needs to ban importation of cassava raw materials

Nigeria is the largest producer of cassava in the world, with annual production at over 50 million tons. This figure…

6 years ago

CBN adds cassava derivatives to import restriction list

Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele on Thursday told state governors that the bank has started…

6 years ago

Starch importation discouraging local processors, farmers ― Stakeholder

The Chairman, Harvest Feeds Agro-Processing, Goke Adeyemi has said the continued starch importation into the country is discouraging local farmers from producing…

6 years ago

AfDB to invest $120 million to boost cassava, others

THE African Development Bank (AfDB) has said it will invest $120 million in the next 2-3 years to boost the…

7 years ago

Scientists inaugurate second phase of NextGen Cassava project Nigerian farmers to access it next year

Scientists and officials from Cornell University and the Tanzanian Ministry of Agriculture officially inaugurated the second phase of a project…

7 years ago

SPONSORED: Cassava is positively impacting Mozambican smallholder farmers

Judging by its brown bottle packaging, Mozambique’s Impala beer looks just like any other beer on the market. Not until…

7 years ago

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