Johnson Ebokpo, Cross River Commissioner for Agriculture and Irrigation Development, says the newly established eight-metric-tonnes cassava processing mill in the Idoma community will create 1,000 ...

In our series of letters from African journalists, Ghanaian Elizabeth Ohene considers the call of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni for people to eat the humble cassava as the price of wheat soars ...

Nigerian initiatives to boost agriculture by raising the level of cassava flour in bread need further investment. On pot-holed highways in Nigeria, huge billboards greet motorists. Emblazoned across a ...

Cassava (also called yuca, Brazilian arrowroot and manioc) is a starchy root vegetable that’s grown globally. It’s a versatile ingredient that can be found in a wide variety of dishes, and on top of ...

Cassava is a major tropical food crop in the Euphorbiaceae family that has high carbohydrate production potential and adaptability to diverse environments. Here we present the draft genome sequences ...

Cassava is a starch-tuber that can be eaten as a whole root or root chips, or grated to make flour for things like bread and crackers. It is also used for puddings or drinks made with tapioca pearls.

Cassava is a starchy root vegetable that is most commonly used in Africa, Southeast Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean. You may have seen cassava products displayed in grocery or health food ...