Cassava is rapidly emerging as one of Kenya’s most promising agricultural crops as the country seeks solutions to climate change, food insecurity and rising unemployment, particularly among young people. Long regarded as a subsistence crop, cassava is now attracting growing attention from researchers, policymakers and agribusiness stakeholders for its potential to improve household food security, ...

In western Kenya, cassava production is under siege from a range of pests and diseases, posing a threat to this vital food source. Cassava, a key staple after maize in Kenya’s western and coastal regions, sustains over 500 million people across sub-Saharan Africa. However, recent findings offer a glimmer of hope for combating these agricultural ...

Photo Taken In Kura, Nigeria. Getty Images/EyeEm Image used for illustrative pupose. The move was borne out of the Foundation’s resolve to encourage youth participation in agriculture irrespective of the religion they practise in order to mitigate food insecurity in Nigeria Nurudeen Alimi, As part of efforts to reach out to the less privileged in ...

A cross section of participants during the programme. Agricultural consulting firm Sahel Consulting said its cassava production programme will guarantee food security an contribute to availability of food resources in the country. This was revealed by the firm’s programme analyst Mr. Emmanuel Ameh, on July 17, 2024, while highlighting the importance of showcasing high-quality cassava ...

Participants of the 2nd Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Agriculture visit an agricultural science and technology innovation center in Sanya, south China’s Hainan Province, Nov. 14, 2023. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)   By adopting modern farming techniques and improved cassava varieties, more local farmers believe that the partnership between Chinese and Nigerian agencies could be transformative with ...

Smallholder farmers are seeing healthy cassava crops grown from clean cassava cuttings (Credit: CABI) Smallholder cassava farmers in Zambia are celebrating success after growing their crops with clean cassava cuttings free from the potentially devastating Cassava Brown Streak Disease (CBSD) that threatens livelihoods and food security. Seventy percent of the 500 farmers in the Nsama ...

AfDB president, Akinwunmi Adesina The African Development Bank (AfDB) is supporting Nigeria in the cultivation of rice, maize, cassava and soyabeans to boost food production. The bank is providing $134 million to achieve this, its president, Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, said on Saturday, February 2, 2024, after visiting the Centre for Dryland Agriculture (CDA) at Bayero ...