Alvester’s journey into cassava production began in 2009 when she attended a seminar that encouraged farmers to plant cassava ...

During a recent visit to the state, PREMIUM TIMES observed how farmers take advantage of the sunlight typical in northern ...

The three staple crops dominating modern diets – corn ... It begins with grinding cassava’s starchy roots on shredding boards ...

Cassava Frog Skin Disease (CFSD), responsible for significant crop losses across the Americas, is a viral disease associated with previously unidentified torradovirus infections. Cassava Witches ...

This resilient crop thrives in tropical climates and is vital for poorer communities, but its tubers and leaves contain ...

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In such areas, the bigger part of the stem cutting should be buried in the soil to encourage deep root formation. Cassava-spacing depends on the farming system adopted: such as mono-crop or intercrop.

Infected roots in cassava crops are often undetectable until a year after planting. The cassava mosaic and brown streak diseases are transmitted by the whitefly or propagate from one season’s crop to ...

Uncovering a cassava root, Juma splits it open with one swing of his hoe. He sighs—the creamy white flesh is streaked with brown, rotting starch. To save enough of the crop to sell and to feed ...