Nigeria, the world’s largest producer of cassava, is taking bold steps to add value to its vast cassava output by producing pharmaceutical-grade starch, it emerged on Wednesday. The Director ...

Using the famous CRISPR-Cas9 gene scissors, plant biotechnologists at ETH Zurich have been able to improve cassava. The new variety has amylose-free or 'waxy' starch, which is preferred by industry.

Chief Executive, Psaltry International Company Limited, Mrs Oluyemisi Iranloye’s patience, persistence and belief in cassava farming were the foundations of her rise from a humble farmer to a ...

Nigeria remains one of the world’s largest producers of yams and cassava, yet many farmers still lose potential income by selling their harvests as raw produce. While fresh tubers are highly demanded, ...

Utilising wasted cassava stem starch could provide food for an extra 30 million people without using additional arable land, researchers say. There has been growing interest in increasing the ...

Addis Ababa, July 17, 2025 (ENA)—The Industrial Projects Service (IPS) has submitted a feasibility study on producing pharmaceutical-grade cassava starch to the Ministry of Health and Armauer Hansen ...

Drone technology has been recently introduced in Cambodia’s cassava cultivations to help small-scale farmers earn better yield while bringing down the costs of farm input. Cassava is the most ...