Over 70 per cent of small-holder farmers are engaged in cassava production. A non-governmental organisation, African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF), is striving to ensure that commercial ...

A nutty-flavored, starchy root vegetable, cassava (also known as yuca) is one of the most drought-resistant crops and is a major source of calories and carbs for people in developing countries, ...

WWF Care Alliance has handed over a cassava milling machine to Umumbo and Kazi Tu groups in Nachingwea District Council. The milling machine will guarantee value addition to cassava produced by the ...

Dar es Salaam — Cassava crop, one of the cash crops in Tanzania has been singled out as the one which will play a big role in improving the lives of farmers in the country if well developed. Taking ...

Nairobi, Kenya (18 October, 2007)—A meeting of Africa’s leading cassava breeders zeroed in on actions needed to stop the rapid spread of cassava brown streak disease (CBSD). The resurgent crop disease ...

Given the increase in its production to meet rising demand from operators in the livestock feed, starch and bio fuel markets, cassava is gradually becoming a major cash crop and driver of industrial ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Cassava is one of the developing world’s most important crops. Its starchy ...