A four-year project (2015 – 2019) to develop a commercially sustainable cassava seed value chain in Nigeria, was officially launched ...

Cooking banana is the main staple crop in Uganda produced mostly by smallholders for food and income. However, the cooking ...

When James Francis Ojakol enrolled for a Master degree in animal science at Makerere University, he had no idea how ...

In Ghana, small scale farmers are national assets. They form the bulk of the workforce in the agricultural sector, which ...

Huyen Thi Phuc, a small-scale farmer in southern Vietnam, has grown cassava and cashew nuts for 15 years. The cassava, ...

As 2015 comes to an end, we highlight science articles published by SciDev.Net’s Sub-Saharan Africa English regional edition that were ...

Ever wake up craving some finger millet, or sit down in front of a movie with some nice groundnut? Probably ...

Some 28 agriculture officials and farmers have been trained in silage production for pigs at Makerere University Agricultural Research Institute, ...

Facing declining oil prices, the Nigerian government has reached out to identify new sources of income and explore new markets ...

Uganda is hosting a $4m (Shs11.4b) project that will expand the utilisation of roots, tubers and bananas and reduce their ...

Researchers are implementing a new project to explore increased use of roots, tubers and bananas (RTBs) and technologies to reduce ...

A group of scientists has embarked on a strategy to prevent the spread of a deadly banana fungal disease following ...

Many people in the developing world struggle with hunger, food insecurity, poverty and threats to their livelihoods. In response, the ...

Vingt-huit organisations internationales viennent de s'associer pour mieux lutter contre les maladies du manioc en Afrique. Le réseau PACSUN (Pan-African ...

The use of cassava-based feeds for farm animals in Nigeria and other countries in Africa will bring several benefits, including ...

[NAIROBI] Cassava could be bred on a large scale to contain high contents of vitamin A using a new process — called ...

Top international researchers will meet with decision makers, business people, and other stakeholders working in the Nigerian cassava sector in ...

Through an interactive mapping system, scientists and agricultural professionals can now visualize the world of roots, tubers and bananas. Using ...

CIRAD and its French partners are taking part in the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) Roots, Tubers and ...

Two-hundred million poor farmers in developing countries grow roots, tubers, and bananas (RTBs) for food security and income. But they ...

Filipino researchers are plunging headlong into a program to improve the production of roots, tubers and bananas and thus mitigate ...

There is widespread concern across Asia about the potential impact of climate change on food production but cassava is one ...

South Sudanese consume a lot of sweet potatoes, cassava, yams and other root crops in their daily diet as is ...

The Cameroonian government has released five new improved cassava varieties to help improve the food security of millions of people ...