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 peoples ...
Nigeria remains one of the world’s largest producers of yams and cassava, yet many farmers still lose potential income by selling their harvests as raw produce. While fresh tubers are highly demanded, ...
Every harvest season, millions of tonnes of cassava leave Nigerian farms and find their way into homes across the country as ...
Cassava leaves represent a substantial by-product of the global cassava root harvest and are increasingly recognised as a valuable source of protein, vitamins, minerals and bioactive phytochemicals.