Tag: Cassava Farmers

Nigeria now largest producer of cassava in the world – FG

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government yesterday declared that Nigeria is now the largest producer of cassava in the world. The Director, Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Mrs. Karima Babangida, made the disclosure at a workshop on cassava production organised by the ministry, in Bauchi. The workshop, tagged: “Capacity Building of Farmers to Address Yield Gap in Cassava Production’’ was organised for youth’s farmers in the North-East region. Babangida, who was represented by Regional Director, North-East, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Umar Mohamed, said that Nigeria “is still the world’s leading producer…

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Garri scarcity looms as cassava farmers groan

Ishaku Yohanna

The Secretary, All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Lagos State chapter, Abimbola Fagoyinbo-Francis, has called on the federal government to urgently intervene in cassava farming in the country. Mrs Fagoyinbo-Francis told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos that government intervention would help avert looming scarcity of the crop. According to her, many farmers boycotted cassava cultivation in 2020, and this development could lead to scarcity of the produce. She said the reason for the boycott was due to the huge losses recorded in 2019 by many…

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