Starch, a byproduct of cassava, is an essential raw material in a number of industries not just locally but globally, as well as a local delicacy in some parts of the country. It is, often a highly sought after commodity both by consumers and...
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Cassava is fast becoming Uganda’s newest staple food. Many farming families, estimated at around 60 per cent, are dependent on agriculture. In northern Uganda, where some plants such as maize have been ravaged by severe drought, cassava fields...
Read moreSME cluster zones to empower farmers
The days when cash-strapped factory owners huddled in little smoky corners of their villages to produce consumer products, with limited raw materials, for the local market will be the tales of the past. a litany of setbacks – from financial...
Read moreNorth East: IITA and AfDB to help Taraba transform cassava in the framework of TAAT …Trains 60 extension agents
The international Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) says it plans to work closely with the Taraba State Government to transform cassava in the framework of the African Development Bank-funded Technologies for African Agriculture...
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