Cassava is a starchy, tuberous root, introduced to sub-Saharan Africa by Portuguese traders centuries ago. It is a nutrition ...

Mercy Diebiru-Ojo's ambitions are straightforward -- increase Nigerian yam and cassava yields by 500 percent, fight hunger and raise her country's position on the agricultural value chain from a mere ...

Vice President Kashim Shettima has said the Federal Government is planning to save more than N3 trillion each year by reducing fuel and ethanol imports through a new cassava bioethanol initiative.

As the world marks International Women’s Day these women represent a growing force in Nigeria’s food economy. Kehinde Kamson, ...

Agbeyewa Farms, a leading agribusiness and subsidiary of Cavista Holdings, yesterday hosted renowned Brazilian cassava experts Mr. Pascoal D’Andrea Filho and Mr. Liviston Teles Sena on a technical ...

As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, Nigerian Breweries Plc, Nigeria’s foremost brewing company, has donated a 2-ton-per-day cassava processing facility to the Awo-Omamma ...

A new study warns cassava brown streak disease could expand to about 33.7% of Africa’s land. Climate change and infected planting materials may accelerate the virus’s spread. West Africa, including ...

Governor of Benue State, Hyacinth Alia, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to restoring key state-owned assets to ...