Scientists say a disease destroying entire crops of cassava has spread out of East Africa into the heart of the continent, is attacking plants as far south as Angola and now threatens to move west ...

The three staple crops dominating modern diets – corn, rice and wheat – are familiar to Americans. However, fourth place is held by a dark horse: cassava. Over the course of millennia, Indigenous ...

By Gloria Dickie As smallholder farmers in French Guiana walked their fields in 2023, they noted a disturbing pattern. Their ...

What is cassava used for? Cassava is a rich, affordable source of carbohydrates. It can provide more calories per acre of the crop than cereal grain crops, which makes it a very useful crop in ...

Discover why cassava in Africa is crucial for food security and industrial growth. Experts at the Africa Cassava Conference ...

At least over 20,000 hectares of rice and cassava crops have been affected by heavy rain-induced flooding in six districts of ...

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Researchers have identified the gene responsible for resistance in certain cassava cultivars against the devastating cassava mosaic disease. This is an important step for breeding virus-resistant ...

Cassava variety in a Confined Field Trail at the Kenya Agricultural Livestock and Research Organization (Kalro). [Ignatius Odanga, Standard] Researchers at Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research ...