With wheat prices being at an all time high, cassava, if given a keen attention could offer a solution. It is worth noting that President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has urged his people to turn to a ...

Cassava (also called yuca, Brazilian arrowroot and manioc) is a starchy root vegetable that’s grown globally. It’s a versatile ingredient that can be found in a wide variety of dishes, and on top of ...

Nigeria needs 28.3 million metric tonnes of fresh cassava roots planted annually. It needs about 1.2 million hectares of land to meet the country’s demand for some of the cassava by-products and ...

Fayus Group, in collaboration with Shine Bridge Global (SBG) and Africa Global Schaffer (AfGS), are investing $159 million in Nigeria’s oil palm and cassava value chains over three years. Yusufu said ...

Cameroon is one of the largest cassava producers in Africa, but this sector struggles to create value. With most of the produce sold or exported in its raw form rather than as a finished product, the ...

Daniel Danino is the CEO and founder of Volta Metals, an international group focused on energy, industry and trading in EMEA. Africa is a continent rich in natural resources, including fertile soil ...

The African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) has officially launched a Good Agronomic Practices (GAP) training programme aimed at enhancing the skills of cassava farmers and processors in the ...

An agribusiness firm, The Cowboys Ventures, has launched a six-month feasibility study to assess the viability of establishing a cassava flour and industrial starch processing facility in ...