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

Felicien Simpunga grew up in the Ruhango district of Rwanda, where life and making a living revolved around agriculture. While he grows other crops such as beans and sweet potatoes for home use, ...

Nigerian farmers face millions in losses due to declining cassava production. Learn how a new training initiative aims to ...

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 ...

A number of farmers are turning to space-based monitoring to get a better picture of what their crops need. Last year, as the harvest season drew closer, Olabokunde Tope came across an unpleasant ...

Maize, rice and cassava drive more deforestation than major export-oriented crops like cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This has been shown by researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, in ...