PwC, a world’s leading professional services firm, estimates that Nigeria would need about 28.3 million metric tonnes (MT) of fresh cassava roots planted yearly on about 1.2 million hectares to meet ...

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 ...

The Federal Government on Wednesday in Bauchi declared that Nigeria is now the largest producer of cassava in the world. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the workshop tagged ...

Stakeholders in cassava production are working out new strategies to end the present cassava glut being experienced by farmers in many parts of the country. The Secretary General of Cassava ...

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development yesterday said it was set to partner Thai Tapioca Development Institute of Thailand (TTDI) in cassava production and marketing. Acknowledging ...

Cassava is a starchy, tuberous root, introduced to sub-Saharan Africa by Portuguese traders centuries ago. It is a nutrition ...

Head, Cassava Weed Management Project, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Dr Alfred Dixon, has called on Nigeria to focus more on high quality cassava flour production.

Sequoia Holdings Ltd has commissioned a 10,000-hectare integrated Cassava Industrial City (SCIC) in Kokona, Nasarawa State, marking a significant milestone in Nigeria’s agro-industrial development and ...

The Ondo State government and Matna Foods Company Limited have launched a partnership aimed at drawing thousands of young ...