During the visit, women farmers demonstrated new cultivation techniques designed to help crops withstand reduced rainfall and climate variability, an increasing challenge for agricultural communities.

Researchers working to create a virus-resistant variety of cassava, the starchy root vegetable that millions of people throughout the world depend on as a dietary staple, got a shot in the arm this ...

The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to developing Nigeria’s cassava bioethanol value chain as part of efforts to drive ...

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 ...

The Federal Government has said Nigeria could save more than N3 trillion each year in foreign exchange by blending bioethanol with Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). This is aimed at cutting the country’s ...

StartupAfrica Innovation Olympiad, Nation Media Group-Uganda (NMG-U), and their partners last week awarded the title of Best Innovation to a biomass-cum-solar powered cassava flour dryer developed ...

GUNUNG MAS, Indonesia, July 20 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - T he stream that supplied Indah Lestari's family with fish has dwindled to a trickle since rainforest surrounding her farm was cleared by ...

The Federal Government has said Nigeria could save more than ₦3 trillion each year in foreign exchange by blending bioethanol with Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). This is aimed at cutting the country’s ...

Global Field Program alum Staci Grady shares “Lessons of Cassava,” an article about her Earth Expeditions to Guyana. In Guyana cassava is a major staple food but contains cyanide and requires intense ...

The research collaboration “TaCoCass” (Photosynthetic Efficiency in Cassava through Implementation of a Carbon-Positive Photorespiration Bypass) is investigating how the crop plant cassava captures ...