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Some farmers under the aegis of the Cassava Growers Association of Nigeria (NCGA) have allayed fears of an impending shortage of cassava in 2021, due to inability to access government intervention funds. A member of the association, Yemi Williams said in an interview on Saturday in Lagos that farmers’ inability to access government’s N19.7 billion
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***to curb $600m spending on annual import of cassava derivatives By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, disclosed boosting cassava value chain with N25 billion in 2020. This was made known by Senior Manager, Department of Development Finance, CBN, Dr Chinedu Zephaniah, which is to curb $600 million spent on annual
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Odu’a Investment Company Limited’s ongoing Cassava Cultivation & Processing Project at Imeko, Imeko-Afon Local Government Area of Ogun State is set to experience a fillip as the Ogun State Government has pledged to support the project.
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The various digital tools developed by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, IITA, to scale agronomic recommendations and help farmers improve productivity are currently changing the face and practice of agricultural extension in Nigeria and Africa as a whole.
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Adequate industrialisation of the cassava is the only way the country can fully benefit from the commodity as the largest producer in the world, experts and actors in the cassava value chain in Nigeria have suggested.
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By Jimoh Babatunde The African Development Bank, AfDB, has pledged support for the newly launched Building an Economically Sustainable and Integrated Cassava Seed System, phase 2, BASICS-II project of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, IITA. Speaking at the project’s launch last Thursday, the Director, Department of Agriculture and Agro-Industry of AfDB, Dr. Martin Fregene,
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The Edo State Government has said it will provide support to farmers in the state to cultivate rice, maize, soya beans and cassava on 10,000 hectares of farmland across the state, as part of a commitment to boost food security and create wealth for farmers. Special Adviser to the Governor on Agriculture, Forestry and Food
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A Professor of Food Technology, Lateef Sanni, on Saturday, urged the government and the citizens to engage in cassava value chain because of its numerous benefits.
Read More Nigeria Cassava Growers Association (NCGA) says cassava has the capacity to generate N10 trillion and save Nigeria over N1.2 trillion from import of derivatives such as ethanol, starch and sweetener.
Read More The Nigeria Cassava Growers Association (NCGA) says Nigeria has the capacity to produce over 10 trillion litres of ethanol at a competitive price and earn trillions of naira exporting the product. Mr Segun Adewumi, the National President of NCGA made this known in his presentation at the Cassava Africa Expo and conference organised by BKG
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