Nigeria is the world's largest producer of cassava, a tuber that is a staple food for over half a billion people worldwide, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization. Francis Olusegun ...
Nigeria: Knotty Cassava Tubers Can Change a Nation
allAfrica, 13 June 2013
When Mathius Karoni shops for bread at his local Park 'n' Shop supermarket, he's not thinking about the contribution he's making to Nigeria's national budget or to the farmers… Read more »
Nigeria: I Cannot Be a Minister of Food Importation - Agric Minister
Daily Trust, 5 June 2013
In this interview, Dr Akinwumi Adesina enumerates the giant strides made by the ministry under his watch including the impact the Growth Enhancement Scheme is already generating in… Read more »
Nigeria: Cell Phones for Farmers to Cut Corruption, Deliver Services
allAfrica, 14 January 2013
Nigeria's agriculture minister today responded to a barrage of criticism about the planned distribution of cell phones to the country's poorest farmers. Read more »
Nigeria's cassava harvest supplies food but little income for farm families. There has been little investment in improved varieties, in mechanisms for farmers to get their crops to market, or in value-added manufacturing that could underpin economic growth
The government has moved forward with a controversial program to distribute cell phones to poor farmers in a bid to cut corruption and deliver services in the agricultural sector. Read more »
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