TONGWE, Tanzania (AlertNet) - Changing weather patterns have forced farmers in Muheza district in Tanzania to move away from growing traditional crops and switch to cassava, which is playing an ...

In an era where the effects of climate change are being felt globally, Tanzania's agricultural sector is undergoing a remarkable transformation. Agriculture remains the backbone of the country’s ...

The cassava industry can create three million jobs in Nigeria, the Coordinator, Cassava Value Chain, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Regional Hub for East Africa, Tanzania, Dr ...

Nairobi, Kenya (18 October, 2007)—A meeting of Africa’s leading cassava breeders zeroed in on actions needed to stop the rapid spread of cassava brown streak disease (CBSD). The resurgent crop disease ...

Arusha, Tanzania (26 September 2012) — Today, Kofi Annan, chairman of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) and former Secretary-General of the United Nations, and Melinda Gates, ...

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Given the increase in its production to meet rising demand from operators in the livestock feed, starch and bio fuel markets, cassava is gradually becoming a major cash crop and driver of industrial ...

Once euphemistically called the 'poor man's food' cassava is now billed among top commercial crops, finding industrial use in such sectors as brewery, pharmaceuticals and confectionery. From its ...

Kenya is planning to approve the cultivation of genetically modified (GMO) cassava in a bid to improve food security. The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (Kalro) is working to ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Cassava is one of the developing world’s most important crops. Its starchy ...