The people of Kenya's coastal village of Mwazaro used to earn their living mainly growing cassava and maize, until the ...

Mostly grown for its edible roots, this perennial is an attractive ornamental. Cassava is a woody shrub that grows in a warm, ...

[Collins Oduor, Standard] Cassava is a versatile crop that has several uses in the African context. It can withstand the harshest growing conditions and still yield considerably as compared to ...

We are doing this, of course, in collaboration with the government.’’ Minister: cassava-based ethanol plant will catalyse ...

William Simiyu from Busia County has been growing cassava for the last four years for commercial purposes. He shares with Money Maker the process from planting to harvesting. Cassava varieties in ...

In many Central and West African countries, the cassava plant's leaves are just as prized as the root. Packed with protein ...

Something is killing Ramadhani Juma’s cassava crop. “Maybe it’s too much water,” he says, fingering clusters of withered yellow leaves on a six-foot-high plant. “Or too much sun.” ...

These images complement a paper including UC Berkeley and DOE JGI researchers on cassava genetics published ahead online April 18, 2016 in Nature Biotechnology. Credit Healthy cassava plant: Simon ...

Nigeria is the globe's biggest producer of cassava, or yuca. It could stand to earn billions from exports of flour, sorbitol, bubble tea, and ethanol. More from Big Business Nigeria is the globe's ...

Cassava has been identified as a major cash crop with many derivatives for growing Nigeria’s economy and expanding the gross domestic product if prioritised by the government. The Managing ...