ST. LOUIS, MO, December 14, 2016-The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center announces that the Virus Resistant Cassava for Africa Plus (VIRCA Plus) consortium of American, Nigerian, Ugandan, and Kenyan ...
Ojo's ambitions are straightforward -- increase Nigerian yam and cassava yields by 500 percent, fight hunger and raise her ...
Efforts are on by Harvest Plus, an international organisation, through its partners, to promote youth involvement in cassava production and create a sustainable means of livelihood for them. The goal ...
Postharvest physiological deterioration (PPD) remains a critical challenge for the cassava (Manihot esculenta) industry, significantly reducing shelf life and marketability. PPD is a complex ...
A University of Rwanda (Ur) — led project has developed innovative devices to monitor the cassava value chain aiming to boost productivity and quality, reduce post-harvest losses, cut greenhouse gas ...
LUSAKA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - To deal with drier conditions brought by a shifting climate, farmer Pamela Nyirenda last year shifted to growing drought-hardy cassava, among other new ...
Harvest Plus Nigeria, an international agricultural agency, has increased the number of farmers in Vitamin A cassava production to more than 2.3 million in different parts of the country. Youths and ...