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Ekiti Govt, CBN to Empower 1,000 Cassava Farmers
The Ekiti State Government in partnership with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has entered into partnership to empower 1,000 farmers in the state for commercial production of cassava. For smooth take off of the cassava model farming, the state Governor, Kayode Fayemi, has released over 6,000 hectares of land to the Nigeria Cassava Growers’ […]
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Sanni leads Nigeria, Tanzania’s cassava project team
Prof. Lateef Oladimeji Sanni has been appointed the Project Manager of the Building an Economically Sustainable, Integrated Cassava Seed System Phase II (BASICS II). BASICS II aims to transform the cassava seed sector by promoting the breeding and dissemination of improved varieties, thereby creating a community of seed entrepreneurs across the cassava value chain. The […]
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AfDB pledges to support Nigeria’s cassava project – Official
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has pledged its support for the newly launched BASIC–II project of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). This was disclosed in a statement endorsed by Godwin Atser, a digital extension and advisory services specialist, sent to PREMIUM TIMES on Friday. The project tagged “Building an economically sustainable and integrated […]
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