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		<title>New cassava variety offers exciting opportunities to DRC farmers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 15:51:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Young farmers in the Democratic Republic of Congo are testing a new variety of cassava coupled with improved agricultural techniques to improve the country’s food security ]]></description>
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		<title>Climate change threatens southeast Asia&#8217;s billion dollar cassava industry</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:41:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to new research by CIAT (International Centre for Tropical Agriculture), southeast Asia’s multi-billion dollar cassava industry and thousands of small scale farmers could be severely threatened by global warming which might trigger outbreaks of new invasive pests.]]></description>
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		<title>Development of new cassava varieties to combat viral diseases</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:22:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New cassava varieties released by the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Tanzania have given hope to millions of farmers who depend on cassava as a staple crop. The four newly developed cassava varieties will be resistant to two of the most deadly cassava diseases, cassava brown streak (CBSD) and cassava mosaic (CMD) disease.]]></description>
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		<title>Global Cassava Partnership Conference GCP21-II in Kampala, Uganda: June 18-22, 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 17:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Global Cassava Partnership Second Scientific Conference GCP21-II in Kampala, Uganda: June 18-22]]></description>
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		<title>Farmers and local economy benefit from cassava chipper in eastern Kenya</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:24:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A cassava chipper in Eastern Kenya has boosted the local economy in the Makueno country of eastern Kenya and has helped to support the local cassava industry. The portable machine which chips cassava tubers into pellets has revolutionized the way farmers operate.]]></description>
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		<title>Scientists say cassava “Rambo&#8221; root will thrive in climate change</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 21:21:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to scientists of the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and of the Climate Change Agriculture and Food Security Research programme, cassava could help sub-Saharan African farmers cope with climate change.  Research indicates that the staple crop which is consumed by around 500 million people a day on the continent will thrive in warmer conditions and is likely to be more productive than other crops under heat stress. ]]></description>
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		<title>How SABMiller is Making Green Cassava Beer</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:28:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GreenBiz.com (blog) How SABMiller is Making Green Beer at the Bottom of the Pyramid GreenBiz.com (blog) That&#8217;s a big reason why the company, which had revenues of $ 28 billion last year, recently began selling Impala, a beer made from cassava, in Mozambique. Similarly, for about a decade, SABMiller has been selling Eagle Lager, a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clarity needed on govt policy to promote cassava plantations &#8211; The Nation</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:29:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Clarity needed on govt policy to promote cassava plantations The Nation The government needs to clarify its policy direction on whether or how to promote cassava plantation. Otherwise, cassava planters will be vulnerable to the changing government policies, which have adversely affected their produce already. &#8230; &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Our cassava plan is to revive Nigeria&#8217;s economy – Adesina &#8211; Vanguard</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 19:29:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our cassava plan is to revive Nigeria&#8217;s economy – Adesina Vanguard By Jimoh Babatunde THE Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has revealed that the Cassava Transformation Plan of his ministry is meant to revive the country&#8217;s economy and create jobs for millions of Nigerians. Speaking during a meeting with &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Cassava in the News: Tentative Truth On the Cassava Bread Policy in Nigeria</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:35:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nigeria: Tentative Truth On the Cassava Bread Policy AllAfrica.com Let&#8217;s take a look at the Cassava Bread Policy and the involvement of the Ministry of Agriculture. Only three weeks ago, the Minister of Agriculture was in Ekiti to sign a memorandum of understanding with the state government aimed at enhancing &#8230; &#160;]]></description>
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