Cassava’s humble appearance, however, belies an impressive combination of productivity, toughness and diversity. Over the course of millennia, Indigenous peoples bred it from a weedy wild plant ...

Alvester’s journey into cassava production began in 2009 when she attended a seminar that encouraged farmers to plant cassava ...

Something is killing Ramadhani Juma’s cassava crop. “Maybe it’s too much water,” he says, fingering clusters of withered yellow leaves on a six-foot-high plant. “Or too much sun.” ...

William Simiyu from Busia County has been growing cassava for the last four years for commercial purposes. He shares with Money Maker the process from planting to harvesting. Choose a variety ...

Farmers in Dokolo District are reaping big from the commercial growing of cassava. This has improved livelihoods, with many farmers now earning substantial income and boosting household prosperity.

Nigeria is the globe's biggest producer of cassava, or yuca. It could stand to earn billions from exports of flour, sorbitol, bubble tea, and ethanol. More from Big Business Nigeria is the globe's ...

But there is good news for cassava breeders and farmers. Scientists were able to make these discoveries thanks to a multidisciplinary approach that combined classical plant pathology, metagenomics ...

During a recent visit to the state, PREMIUM TIMES observed how farmers take advantage of the sunlight typical in northern ...