Dr Oppong said cassava was more than food, citing the staple crop as an industrial and economic powerhouse, adding that protecting it from viral diseases was like protecting Ghana’s future. Mr Yaw ...

Dr Allen Oppong (in cap) Principal Research Scientist, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research – Crop Research Institute. Ghana may be forced to import cassava in future if viral diseases ...

Daniel Danino is the CEO and founder of Volta Metals, an international group focused on energy, industry and trading in EMEA. Africa is a continent rich in natural resources, including fertile soil ...

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In the last two years, cassava has been the most talked about crop. Despite this, farmers are facing challenges of poor returns on their investment at the end of every farming season, reports DANIEL ...

The Director-General of the Pan-African Organisation for Small and Medium Industries, Dr. Henry Emejuo, says cassava remains central to Africa’s food security and industrial development. As reported ...

To respond to rising food and nutrition needs, some apps, online portals and cell phone-based programmes have been developed to help small-scale farmers enhance their skills and yields, DANIEL ESSIET ...

The Central and West African Virus Epidemiology (WAVE) project, under the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Crop Research Institute, has organised a training to equip agricultural ...

Ghana may be forced to import cassava in future if viral diseases threatening the crop are not effectively contained, Dr Allen Oppong, Principal Research Scientist, Council for Scientific and ...

Ms Akosua Bonsu, the Shai Osudoku District Agriculture Director, said cassava had become a “cash crop” in its own right. “For too long, cocoa has been the centre of attention as Ghana’s leading cash ...