Facing declining oil prices, the Nigerian government has reached out to identify new sources of income and explore new markets ...
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Uganda is hosting a $4m (Shs11.4b) project that will expand the utilisation of roots, tubers and bananas and reduce their ...
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Researchers are implementing a new project to explore increased use of roots, tubers and bananas (RTBs) and technologies to reduce ...
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A group of scientists has embarked on a strategy to prevent the spread of a deadly banana fungal disease following ...
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Many people in the developing world struggle with hunger, food insecurity, poverty and threats to their livelihoods. In response, the ...
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Vingt-huit organisations internationales viennent de s'associer pour mieux lutter contre les maladies du manioc en Afrique. Le réseau PACSUN (Pan-African ...
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The use of cassava-based feeds for farm animals in Nigeria and other countries in Africa will bring several benefits, including ...
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[NAIROBI] Cassava could be bred on a large scale to contain high contents of vitamin A using a new process — called ...
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Top international researchers will meet with decision makers, business people, and other stakeholders working in the Nigerian cassava sector in ...
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Through an interactive mapping system, scientists and agricultural professionals can now visualize the world of roots, tubers and bananas. Using ...
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CIRAD and its French partners are taking part in the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) Roots, Tubers and ...
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Two-hundred million poor farmers in developing countries grow roots, tubers, and bananas (RTBs) for food security and income. But they ...
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Filipino researchers are plunging headlong into a program to improve the production of roots, tubers and bananas and thus mitigate ...
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There is widespread concern across Asia about the potential impact of climate change on food production but cassava is one ...
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South Sudanese consume a lot of sweet potatoes, cassava, yams and other root crops in their daily diet as is ...
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The Cameroonian government has released five new improved cassava varieties to help improve the food security of millions of people ...
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The Tanzanian government will support efforts aimed at supporting farmers to optimize the cassava growing as it play a big ...
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A researcher at the National Roots Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), Umudike, Abia State, Mrs Glory Ironkwe, has urged the federal ...
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Plant scientists at ETH Zurich have developed a new African cassava preferred by consumers and farmers that is resistant to ...
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Abidjan — Women farmers in Côte d'Ivoire are achieving greater autonomy and economic independence thanks to new varieties of cassava ...
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Researchers in Tanzania are exploring how small-scale farmers might better integrate production of root and tuber crops, such as cassava ...
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A new variety of sweet potatoes introduced in Gakenke District has increased output from four tonnes to 12 tonnes per ...
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Climate change could lead to crops from the banana family becoming a critical food source for millions of people, a ...
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Banana Xanthomonas wilt has spread to 23 out of 30 districts in the country and has been declared a national ...
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