Applying good agricultural technology practices to increase cassava production
- October 16, 2020
In many sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries, cassava yields are relatively low owing to the low adoption of good agronomic practices and other technologies for intensification. It is projected that an increase of 7.93 t/ha (70%) would be required to fill the SSA food gap by 2025. The Cassava Compact Project, financed by the African Development Bank (AfDB) under the framework of the Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT), seeks to achieve rapid cassava intensification through raising farm-level productivity, improving the efficiency of processing, and increasing market opportunities....
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