Aug 5, 2014

Cassava News 117


Food Crops News, Hoàng Kim, Tin Nông nghiệp Việt Nam
Cassava News; Chào ngày mớiCây Lương thựcHọc mỗi ngày,  
Update of Cassava News from  31 July to 5 August, 2014.

Cassava's Veggie Rice Bowl Worth an Outer Richmond Trip

SF Weekly (blog) - ‎cách đây 2 giờ‎
Except I'm imploring you to make the journey to Cassava for a vegetarian rice bowl ($8) that is indeed virtuous and meat-free.

Cassava bread could tackle food security in Africa

BakeryAndSnacks.com - ‎cách đây 15 giờ‎
The first three-year project aimed to enhance competitiveness of the high quality cassava flour chain in western and central Africa and the second 18-month project would improve quality, nutrition and health impacts of cassava in breads in Nigeria and ...

Ogun to Train Farmers On New Cassava Varieties

AllAfrica.com - ‎cách đây 22 giờ‎
Director, Cassava Revolution Programme of the State, Mrs. Kehinde Jokotaye, who gave this hint during the distribution ceremony, said that the farmers would be trained on the peculiarities of this cassava variety and best planting methods among other ...

IFAD backs cassava flour in bread initiative

Nigerian Tribune - ‎30-07-2014‎
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has declared support for the inclusion of cassava flour in bread and other confectioneries as part of efforts to improve food security and the livelihoods of farmers, especially those in the ...

Nigeria to need N16bn cassava flour annually for bread by 2015

BusinessDay - ‎29-07-2014‎
About N16 billion worth of cassava flour would be needed by 2015, in the estimated 550 million (950g) loaves of bread valued at about N117 billion currently produced annually in the country.

Cassava to replace matooke as Uganda's staple foodPublish Date: Jul 29, 2014

New Vision - ‎29-07-2014‎
CASSAVA will soon be Uganda's staple food replacing matooke according to scientists attending the third Cassava Regional Center of Excellence Review and Science Conference in Kampala.

Mixed results for yellow cassava's vitamin A trial

SciDev.Net - ‎28-07-2014‎
She measured both beta-carotene, a molecule that the body can turn into vitamin A, and vitamin A itself in blood samples of children who consumed 350 grams of cooked yellow cassava a day for four months, in 2012. Nearly a quarter (24 per cent) of the ...

Cassava cash - UWI researcher aims at J$672m annual saving

Jamaica Gleaner - ‎26-07-2014‎
If University of the West Indies researcher, Dr Ian Thompson, is successful, Jamaica could slash US$6 million (approx J$672m) from its annual import bill by replacing wheat flour with cassava flour. "We have set a modest target of substituting 10 per ...

P36M for cassava granule production plant in SouthCot

Minda News - ‎01-08-2014‎
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/01 August) - The national government is investing around P36 million for the development of a production plant for cassava granules in South Cotabato province under the World Bank-supported Philippine Rural ...

Harnessing untapped agricultural potential for inclusive growth

BusinessDay - ‎29-07-2014‎
We are turning our comparative advantage as the world's largest producer of cassava into absolute competitive advantage.

Kari Releases Certified Cassava Seeds for the First Time

AllAfrica.com - ‎29-07-2014‎
A seed expert from the institute, Dr Joseph Kamau, said six varieties of the seeds had been released at the Coast, three in Nairobi and a host of others are being produced.

Moroto Teachers Use Cassava As Chalk

Daily Times Nigeria - ‎31-07-2014‎
Teachers in several primary schools in Moroto District in Uganda, have resorted to writing on blackboards using dried cassava due to a shortage of chalk. The shortage of chalk was caused by the government's delay to release Universal Primary Education ...

Cassava growers expect prosperity after government funding

Dominican Today - ‎21-07-2014‎
Dajabon, Dominican Republic.- Once the world discovers casaba (kasabi), the tortilla-like crust first made by the Taino Indians from cassava (yucca), an association based in Loma de Cabrera, Dajabón province (northwest) can expect prosperity. For now ...

Nigeria Introduced Higher Pro-Vitamin A Cassava

spyghana.com - ‎30-07-2014‎
New Picture (1) Three newly improved vitamin A cassava varieties with yellow roots have been released by the Nigerian government, stepping up efforts to tackle the problem of vitamin A deficiency especially among women and children in the country.

Project Earmarks Sh16 Billion Cassava Processing in Kibaha

AllAfrica.com - ‎23-07-2014‎
Kibaha - ABOUT 16bn/- has been allocated to cassava processing project expected to be implemented in two phases, jointly by American Company FJS African Starch Development Limited and the Tanzania Investment Bank (TIB) in Rufiji District, Coast ...

Nigeria releases cassava with higher Vitamin A

Ghana Broadcasting Corporation - ‎16-07-2014‎
Dr Peter Kulakow, IITA Cassava Breeder, said that the development of the varieties demonstrates strong collaboration between scientists at NRCRI and IITA, which benefits Nigerian farmers and especially women and children who suffer from vitamin A ...

IITA Cassava Weed Management Project hands over assets to Nigerian varsities ...

Africa Science News Service - ‎22-07-2014‎
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)-managed project Sustainable Weed Management Technologies for Cassava Systems in Nigeria has handed over equipment to the University of Agriculture Makurdi to help tackle the menace of weeds in ...

Wonder Crop Cassava Now Assumes Foreign Exchange Status - Expert

Ghana Broadcasting Corporation - ‎28-07-2014‎
The Director of the Wenchi Agriculture Research Station, Aaron Akyea, says collaborative research into eighteen varieties of cassava indicate that the wonder crop is not only an industrial product but has assumed a foreign exchange status. In an ...

Re: N9.9 billion fund… Still a long way to cassava bread

The Nation Newspaper - ‎15-07-2014‎
SIR: The feature “N9.9 billion fund… still a long way to cassava bread” written by Sina Fadare as published on pages 2 and 3 of Wednesday July 2, edition of The Nation refers.

South Cotabato eyes P36-M cassava granule production project under PRDP

Philippine Information Agency - ‎31-07-2014‎
The Philippine Rural Development Program (PRDP) confirmed in a report that South Cotabato its partner proponent groups have recently presented their business plan for cassava granules to PRDP in a finalization workshop held recently in Davao City.
 


Aug 1, 2014

Cassava News 116


Food Crops News, Hoàng Kim, Tin Nông nghiệp Việt Nam
Cassava News; Chào ngày mớiCây Lương thựcHọc mỗi ngày,  
Update of Cassava News from  26 July to 1 August, 2014.

IFAD supports cassava flour in bread project

GhanaWeb - ‎cách đây 18 giờ‎
The project is to be executed through two IFAD grants: “Enhancing the Competitiveness of the High Quality Cassava Flour Value Chain (HQCF) in West and Central Africa,” and “Improving Quality, Nutrition and Health Impacts of Inclusion of Cassava Flour ...

IFAD backs cassava flour in bread initiative

Nigerian Tribune - ‎30-07-2014‎
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has declared support for the inclusion of cassava flour in bread and other confectioneries as part of efforts to improve food security and the livelihoods of farmers, especially those in the ...

Nigeria to need N16bn cassava flour annually for bread by 2015

BusinessDay - ‎29-07-2014‎
According to master bakers operating in Nigeria already utilising cassava flour in the production of 950g loaves of bread, the cost of flour used in bread is about 35 percent.

Wasps to the rescue of Southeast Asia's cassava crops

Far Eastern Agriculture - ‎cách đây 10 giờ‎
All of the countries with cassava mealybug populations are now equipped with the technical skills to quickly produce and release the wasps on a large scale.

Cassava saves Uganda teachers

spyghana.com - ‎cách đây 15 giờ‎
Teachers in several primary schools in Moroto District in Uganda, have resorted to writing on blackboards using dried cassava due to a shortage of chalk. The shortage of chalk was caused by the government's delay to release Universal Primary Education ...

Mixed Results for Yellow Cassava's Vitamin A Trial

AllAfrica.com - ‎30-07-2014‎
She measured both beta-carotene, a molecule that the body can turn into vitamin A, and vitamin A itself in blood samples of children who consumed 350 grams of cooked yellow cassava a day for four months, in 2012. Nearly a quarter (24 per cent) of the ...

The Cassava revolution

BusinessDay - ‎29-07-2014‎
According to a recent report of the United Nations Food and Agriculture (FAO), Nigeria is sure to earn at least $1.3 billion from cassava chips export in 2014 out of the current production of about $18 billion. Akinwunmi Adesina, minister of ...

Cassava to replace matooke as Uganda's staple foodPublish Date: Jul 29, 2014

New Vision - ‎29-07-2014‎
CASSAVA will soon be Uganda's staple food replacing matooke according to scientists attending the third Cassava Regional Center of Excellence Review and Science Conference in Kampala.

Kari Releases Certified Cassava Seeds for the First Time

AllAfrica.com - ‎29-07-2014‎
A seed expert from the institute, Dr Joseph Kamau, said six varieties of the seeds had been released at the Coast, three in Nairobi and a host of others are being produced.

IFAD Approves Inclusion Of Cassava Flour In Bread, Confectioneries

Daily Times Nigeria - ‎29-07-2014‎
In a bid to boost quest for food security and the livelihoods of the rural farmers, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has endorsed the inclusion of cassava flour in bread and other confectioneries. This follows the launching on ...

Nigeria Introduced Higher Pro-Vitamin A Cassava

spyghana.com - ‎30-07-2014‎
New Picture (1) Three newly improved vitamin A cassava varieties with yellow roots have been released by the Nigerian government, stepping up efforts to tackle the problem of vitamin A deficiency especially among women and children in the country.

Cassava cash - UWI researcher aims at J$672m annual saving

Jamaica Gleaner - ‎26-07-2014‎
If University of the West Indies researcher, Dr Ian Thompson, is successful, Jamaica could slash US$6 million (approx J$672m) from its annual import bill by replacing wheat flour with cassava flour. "We have set a modest target of substituting 10 per ...

Wonder Crop Cassava Now Assumes Foreign Exchange Status - Expert

Ghana Broadcasting Corporation - ‎28-07-2014‎
The Director of the Wenchi Agriculture Research Station, Aaron Akyea, says collaborative research into eighteen varieties of cassava indicate that the wonder crop is not only an industrial product but has assumed a foreign exchange status. In an ...

Project Earmarks Sh16 Billion Cassava Processing in Kibaha

AllAfrica.com - ‎23-07-2014‎
Kibaha - ABOUT 16bn/- has been allocated to cassava processing project expected to be implemented in two phases, jointly by American Company FJS African Starch Development Limited and the Tanzania Investment Bank (TIB) in Rufiji District, Coast ...

Cassava growers expect prosperity after government funding

Dominican Today - ‎21-07-2014‎
Dajabon, Dominican Republic.- Once the world discovers casaba (kasabi), the tortilla-like crust first made by the Taino Indians from cassava (yucca), an association based in Loma de Cabrera, Dajabón province (northwest) can expect prosperity. For now ...

Written by Adeleke Mainasara

Africa Science News Service - ‎12-07-2014‎
The Nigerian government has released three new improved vitamin A cassava varieties with yellow roots in a bid to step up efforts to tackle the problem of vitamin A deficiency especially among women and children.

IITA Cassava Weed Management Project hands over assets to Nigerian varsities ...

Africa Science News Service - ‎22-07-2014‎
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)-managed project Sustainable Weed Management Technologies for Cassava Systems in Nigeria has handed over equipment to the University of Agriculture Makurdi to help tackle the menace of weeds in ...

Nigeria releases cassava with higher Vitamin A

Ghana Broadcasting Corporation - ‎16-07-2014‎
Dr Peter Kulakow, IITA Cassava Breeder, said that the development of the varieties demonstrates strong collaboration between scientists at NRCRI and IITA, which benefits Nigerian farmers and especially women and children who suffer from vitamin A ...

New nutritious vitamin-A cassava varieties released in Nigeria

FreshPlaza - ‎08-07-2014‎
Nigerian farmers and households can now grow and eat more nutritious cassava following the release of three new varieties that are richer in vitamin A than similarly bio-fortified varieties introduced three years ago.

Mozambique targets 14.7m tonnes of cassava

FreshPlaza - ‎09-07-2014‎
Mozambique is targeting 14.7 million tonnes of cassava this year, an increase of five million tonnes on average for the last five years, state media reported Tuesday.
 

Jul 26, 2014

Cassava News 115


Food Crops News, Hoàng Kim, Tin Nông nghiệp Việt Nam
Cassava News; Chào ngày mớiCây Lương thựcHọc mỗi ngày,  
Update of Cassava News from  26 June to 26 July, 2014.

Cassava's Veggie Rice Bowl Worth an Outer Richmond Trip

SF Weekly (blog) - ‎23-07-2014‎
But you should still make the journey to Cassava for a vegetarian rice bowl ($8), a spectacular dish that is hearty enough for the typical foggy Outer Richmond early afternoon or fresh and vibrant enough to put ample spring in your step on the rare ...

Project Earmarks Sh16 Billion Cassava Processing in Kibaha

AllAfrica.com - ‎23-07-2014‎
Kibaha - ABOUT 16bn/- has been allocated to cassava processing project expected to be implemented in two phases, jointly by American Company FJS African Starch Development Limited and the Tanzania Investment Bank (TIB) in Rufiji District, Coast ...

Cassava growers expect prosperity after government funding

Dominican Today - ‎21-07-2014‎
Dajabon, Dominican Republic.- Once the world discovers casaba (kasabi), the tortilla-like crust first made by the Taino Indians from cassava (yucca), an association based in Loma de Cabrera, Dajabón province (northwest) can expect prosperity. For now ...

IITA Cassava Weed Management Project hands over assets to Nigerian varsities ...

Africa Science News Service - ‎22-07-2014‎
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)-managed project Sustainable Weed Management Technologies for Cassava Systems in Nigeria has handed over equipment to the University of Agriculture Makurdi to help tackle the menace of weeds in ...

Written by Adeleke Mainasara

Africa Science News Service - ‎12-07-2014‎
The Nigerian government has released three new improved vitamin A cassava varieties with yellow roots in a bid to step up efforts to tackle the problem of vitamin A deficiency especially among women and children.

Nigeria Releases Higher Pro-Vitamin A Cassava

AllAfrica.com - ‎17-07-2014‎
Three newly improved Vitamin A cassava varieties with yellow roots have been released by the Nigerian government, stepping up efforts to tackle the problem of Vitamin A deficiency especially among women and children in the country.

Ministry trains cassava bread bakers

Nigerian Tribune - ‎17-07-2014‎
Over 2,000 people have been trained on cassava bread production while another 740 are billed for training in another two weeks.

Nigeria releases cassava with higher Vitamin A

Ghana Broadcasting Corporation - ‎16-07-2014‎
Dr Peter Kulakow, IITA Cassava Breeder, said that the development of the varieties demonstrates strong collaboration between scientists at NRCRI and IITA, which benefits Nigerian farmers and especially women and children who suffer from vitamin A ...

Caught Out Twice Eating Raw Cassava

The Observer - ‎03-07-2014‎
One time, we were sent to the garden to collect cassava tubers from under the big mango tree for peeling next to the headmistress' residence.

New nutritious vitamin-A cassava varieties released in Nigeria

FreshPlaza - ‎08-07-2014‎
Nigerian farmers and households can now grow and eat more nutritious cassava following the release of three new varieties that are richer in vitamin A than similarly bio-fortified varieties introduced three years ago.

Cassava farmers urged to embrace high-yielding stems

Nigerian Tribune - ‎07-07-2014‎
Speaking further, Father Ade-Owoeye, who was represented by Mr Deji Bamigbose, explained that “the program was organised to enlighten farmers on how to promote high-yielding cassava stems, so that farmers could achieve more with little effort.”.

Mozambique targets 14.7m tonnes of cassava

FreshPlaza - ‎09-07-2014‎
Mozambique is targeting 14.7 million tonnes of cassava this year, an increase of five million tonnes on average for the last five years, state media reported Tuesday.

'New yellow cassava'll reduce vitamin-A deficiency in Nigeria'

Nigerian Tribune - ‎14-07-2014‎
Members of the National Variety Release Committee during a meeting where 11 new varieties were released An agronomist at the Cassava Breeding Unit of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Dr Olufemi Aina, has revealed that the ...

Re: N9.9 billion fund… Still a long way to cassava bread

The Nation Newspaper - ‎15-07-2014‎
SIR: The feature “N9.9 billion fund… still a long way to cassava bread” written by Sina Fadare as published on pages 2 and 3 of Wednesday July 2, edition of The Nation refers.

New plan to boost use of cassava

Trinidad Guardian - ‎13-07-2014‎
This was announced by Food Production Minister Devant Maharaj on Friday when a memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed to increase the use of cassava locally. he MOU was signed between Namdevco, Caroni Green, the National Schools ...

Union Collaborates With Bank On Cassava Production In Borno

Leadership Newspapers - ‎29-06-2014‎
Cassava Farmers Cooperative Union (BCFCU) in Borno, on Sunday, said it had entered into an agreement with Union Bank Plc toward boosting cassava production in the state. The President of BCFCU, Alhaji Al-amin Umara, made the disclosure when he ...

Cassava production in Mozambique expected to reach 14.7 million tons in 2014

Macauhub - ‎08-07-2014‎
Cassava production in Mozambique is expected this year to reach 14.7 million tons, which will be an increase of 5 million tons on the average for the last five years, said the Mozambican Ministry for Agriculture.

Court Sentences Four in Cassava Theft Ring

The Cambodia Daily (subscription) - ‎26-06-2014‎
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Thursday sentenced four men—three in absentia—to one year in jail and ordered them to pay $1,000 total to the Pheapimex Company after finding them guilty of breach of trust for stealing 50 tons of dried cassava, said ...

IITA pupils donate cassava processing equipment to women

Nigerian Tribune - ‎30-06-2014‎
Pupils of the staff school of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) have donated a cassava processing machine and working shed to Anu Oluwa Cassava Processing Centre, Shasa, Ojoo area of Ibadan metropolis, as part of their ...

Hope rises for cassava beer, as IFDC, Psaltry, Nigerian Breweries sign MoU to ...

WorldStage - ‎02-07-2014‎
WorldStage Newsonline-- International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC), Psaltry International, Ltd., a Nigerian cassava processor and Nigerian Breweries, a subsidiary of Heineken have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote ...

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