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
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New cassava variety offers exciting opportunities to DRC farmers
Posted by Agro2 on May 3rd, 2012
Posted in Cassava News, Cassava/Yuca 
Tags: africa, binage, cassava, cassava variety, cultivation methods, development, DRC, farmers, Farming, food, intercropping, production, varieties 
2 Comments »Climate change threatens southeast Asia’s billion dollar cassava industry
Posted by Agro2 on April 17th, 2012
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.
Posted in Cassava News, Cassava/Yuca, Ethanol and Sustainability Tags: cassava, climate change, farmers, Farming, market, pests, processing, production, research, root, southeast asia, starch, sustainable, tapioca, yuca No Comments »Development of new cassava varieties to combat viral diseases
Posted by Agro2 on March 22nd, 2012
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.
Posted in Cassava News, Cassava/Yuca Tags: africa, cassava, Cassava diseases, Farming, New cassava varieties, production, research 1 Comment »UTC to begin 40% Cassava inclusion in bread production – BusinessDay
Posted by Agro2 on December 29th, 2011
Leadership Newspapers UTC to begin 40% Cassava inclusion in bread production BusinessDay The management of the United Trading Company (UTC) has revealed that it has set out plans to cooperate with flour manufacturers and leading corporate bakers to achieve the Federal Governments drive for the inclusion of 40 percent High Quality Cassava … THE CASSAVA [...]
Posted in Cassava News Tags: begin, Bread, BusinessDay, cassava, inclusion, News, production No Comments »Boost in cassava production targeted by Agriculture dep’t
Posted by Agro2 on December 26th, 2011
Boost in cassava production targeted by Agriculture dep’t BusinessWorld Online Edition (NABCOR), is planning to spend P20 million to P25 million next year to support an ongoing project aimed to boost cassava production in the province of Samar, an official said yesterday. “I will be proposing P20- to P25-million funding from the DA …
Posted in Cassava News Tags: agriculture, boost, BusinessWorld, cassava, dep't, Edition, News, Online, production, targeted No Comments »Minister laments neglect of cassava production – The Nation
Posted by Agro2 on December 22nd, 2011
Leadership Newspapers Minister laments neglect of cassava production The Nation By Our Reporter 12 hours 28 minutes ago Nigeria will save at least N250 billion yearly if it focuses on cassava production , the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has said. The minister also said the same amount is … Agriculture [...]
Posted in Cassava News Tags: cassava, laments, Minister, Nation, neglect, News, production No Comments »Cassava in the News: FG Kicks Off Cassava Transformation Action Plan
Posted by Agro2 on November 25th, 2011
ABUJA- The Nigerian Government kicked off its Cassava Transformation Motion Plan, CTAP, last Tuesday to increase income by at least $ 450 yearly of about 1.eight million farmers and create 1.2 million jobs in the cassava sub- sector of the nation’s financial system in the next 4 years.
Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, who disclosed this in Abuja, additionally announced the obligatory substitution of 10 per cent of High Quality Cassava Flour, HQCF, into composite wheat flour for bread baking in Nigeria.
The Minister, who made this identified on the kick-off programme in Abuja, said the 1.2 million jobs could be created by means of a doubling of production, processing and advertising of cassava within the cassava-rising belt of the country.
Posted in Cassava News Tags: cassava, flour, market, processing, production, transformation No Comments »Cassava in the News: DA to Spice Up Cassava Production in 3 ARMM Provinces
Posted by Agro2 on November 23rd, 2011
partment of Agriculture will distribute 46 units of cassava grater and presser to the three island provinces of the Autonomous Area in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) to boost cassava manufacturing in these areas.
The cassava graters and pressers, which were promised by Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala, can be distributed before the year ends to the provinces of Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi.
52 Karoi Farmers Take Up Cassava Production, Processing – Zimbabwe
Posted by Agro2 on October 7th, 2011
Zimbabwe: 52 Karoi Farmers Take Up Cassava Production, Processing AllAfrica.com FIFTY-two Karoi farmers have ventured into cassava growing and processing under the guidance of the Ministry of Women Affairs, Gender and Community Development in conjunction with the United Nations Development Programme. The farmers are under the …
Posted in Cassava News Tags: cassava, farmers, Karoi, News, processing, production, zimbabwe No Comments »Cassava in the News: Why size matters in agricultural production
Posted by Agro2 on October 6th, 2011
KENYA: Why size matters in agricultural production IRINnews.org In a region where high poverty levels mean farmers are unable to buy fertilizers to obtain good crop yields, experts are recommending the adoption of low input crops such as cassava to enhance food production and thereby food security. … and more »
Posted in Ethanol and Sustainability Tags: agricultural, cassava, IRINnews.org, Kenya, matters, News, production No Comments »
