Duru 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 ...

Mzee Raphael Owaka’s (pictured) love for cassava farming is simply impressive. While other farmers have invested in exotic crops, he has stuck to good old cassava in his farm in Nyabondo, Upper ...

ST. LOUIS, MO, December 14, 2016-The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center announces that the Virus Resistant Cassava for Africa Plus (VIRCA Plus) consortium of American, Nigerian, Ugandan, and Kenyan ...

Traditionally, farmers in Nigeria -- which produces 70 percent of the world's yams -- replant chunks of yams and cassava from the previous year's harvest, to grow this year's crop. Gradually, the ...

Postharvest physiological deterioration (PPD) remains a critical challenge for the cassava (Manihot esculenta) industry, significantly reducing shelf life and marketability. PPD is a complex ...

Efforts are on by Harvest Plus, an international organisation, through its partners, to promote youth involvement in cassava production and create a sustainable means of livelihood for them. The goal ...

LUSAKA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - To deal with drier conditions brought by a shifting climate, farmer Pamela Nyirenda last year shifted to growing drought-hardy cassava, among other new ...

Mercy Diebiru-Ojo’s ambitions are straightforward — increase Nigerian yam and cassava yields by 500 percent, fight hunger and ...