The African Development Bank (AfDB) has disclosed plans to invest $120 million within the next three years to boost productivity and transform cassava and eight other commodities in Africa.

The nine commodities include: cassava, rice, maize, sorghum/millet, wheat, livestock, aquaculture, high iron beans and orange fleshed sweet potatoes.

The Director for Agriculture at AfDB, Dr Martin Fregene disclosed this at the fourth International conference on cassava, being organized by the Global Cassava Partnerships for the 21st Century, GCP21, in Cotonou, Republic of Benin.

He stated that transforming cassava on the African continent would help African nations to cut imports and redirect about $1.2bn into African domestic economies.


A statement made available to journalists by the IITA Communication Specialist Godwin Atser disclosed that the cassava conference was attended by more than 450 local international partners in the cassava sector, coming from research and development organizations, government, farming community, and the private sector.

The bank’s investment in cassava is coming at a time when African governments are scaling up efforts to end food imports and create wealth.

Dr Fregene said cassava was a strategic crop for Africa’s food security and wealth creation for youth and women, adding that “another dimension to the importance of cassava is in nutrition where cassava can enhance the nutrition of children directly or as feed for poultry and other livestock.”

He added that with the largest volume of cassava coming from Africa, cassava supports more than 350 million people in Africa.

The Minister of Agriculture Republic of Benin, Dr Gaston Dossouhoui said cassava remained the cheapest staple consumed by Africans, adding that “addressing the constraints of cassava production in Africa will have a positive impact on African farmers.”

He lauded the President of the African Development Bank, Dr Akin Adesina for his commitment of investing in agriculture and cassava, in particular.

The minister also commended the GCP21 for organizing the fourth International Conference on cassava, emphasizing that it would contribute to knowledge sharing that would help in removing the bottlenecks in the cassava sector.

Dr Kenton Dashiell, Deputy Director General for Partnerships for Delivery at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), said unlocking the potential of cassava required partnerships and close collaboration of partners to address the constraints facing cassava.

Dr Dashiell commended GCP21 for filling the gaps in cassava R& by organizing a series of conferences with experts sharing knowledge on innovations in cassava.

http://www.akelicious.net/2018/06/afdb-plans-120-million-to-boost-cassava.html

To what end?

so garri go soon equal 1naira to 1dollar.....

Vision 2020

FG always planning and abandoning plans

We are tired of hearing this plans

U don't just create happiness and leave it to die But sustain it

...u all should just do it

We surely be happy for it

Abi nah lie

Hope this is not a scheme to embezzle money for 2019

it's commendable.everbody back to farm

Good one at least fufu go de.

https://www.google.com.ng/amp/s/guardian.ng/business-services/afdb-plans-120-million-to-boost-cassava-production/amp copy and paste is a waste of time

Mrakeli:
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has disclosed plans to invest $120 million within the next three years to boost productivity and transform cassava and eight other commodities in Africa.

The nine commodities include: cassava, rice, maize, sorghum/millet, wheat, livestock, aquaculture, high iron beans and orange fleshed sweet potatoes.

The Director for Agriculture at AfDB, Dr Martin Fregene disclosed this at the fourth International conference on cassava, being organized by the Global Cassava Partnerships for the 21st Century, GCP21, in Cotonou, Republic of Benin.

He stated that transforming cassava on the African continent would help African nations to cut imports and redirect about $1.2bn into African domestic economies.


A statement made available to journalists by the IITA Communication Specialist Godwin Atser disclosed that the cassava conference was attended by more than 450 local international partners in the cassava sector, coming from research and development organizations, government, farming community, and the private sector.

The bank’s investment in cassava is coming at a time when African governments are scaling up efforts to end food imports and create wealth.

Dr Fregene said cassava was a strategic crop for Africa’s food security and wealth creation for youth and women, adding that “another dimension to the importance of cassava is in nutrition where cassava can enhance the nutrition of children directly or as feed for poultry and other livestock.”

He added that with the largest volume of cassava coming from Africa, cassava supports more than 350 million people in Africa.

The Minister of Agriculture Republic of Benin, Dr Gaston Dossouhoui said cassava remained the cheapest staple consumed by Africans, adding that “addressing the constraints of cassava production in Africa will have a positive impact on African farmers.”

He lauded the President of the African Development Bank, Dr Akin Adesina for his commitment of investing in agriculture and cassava, in particular.

The minister also commended the GCP21 for organizing the fourth International Conference on cassava, emphasizing that it would contribute to knowledge sharing that would help in removing the bottlenecks in the cassava sector.

Dr Kenton Dashiell, Deputy Director General for Partnerships for Delivery at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), said unlocking the potential of cassava required partnerships and close collaboration of partners to address the constraints facing cassava.

Dr Dashiell commended GCP21 for filling the gaps in cassava R& by organizing a series of conferences with experts sharing knowledge on innovations in cassava.

http://www.akelicious.net/2018/06/afdb-plans-120-million-to-boost-cassava.html

make dem allow us hear word with this cassava matter

na ghost dey buy am

cana882:
Hope this is not a scheme to embezzle money for 2019

Must u think negative about ur leaders

let's not always hope for dispointment

I understand

"This Is Nigeria"

But not everyone is A criminal

Who are the company interested in the cassava, I have over 10hectares of it to sell and the Two companies I have contact with are now pushing me around saying next month or next two months

Until Africa starts investing in technological innovation. Africa will Never move forward

yeyerolling:
https://www.google.com.ng/amp/s/guardian.ng/business-services/afdb-plans-120-million-to-boost-cassava-production/amp copy and paste is a waste of time

This does not say how the farmers can access the $120m

OHCOMEON:
This does not say how the farmers can access the $120m

dnt mind d rouges my broda, they say it like they are d ones coming 2 to cultivate n plant d cassavas. They wld never lay a platform via which d farmers can access even one naira directly from d announcing figures, scammers in those so called afdb's, if you dig and find out d level of scam goin around dis rouge schemes and lies you wld be shocked.. Soon d wld disburse half, do their fake moju moju publicity and the largest rest wld blow into thing air, with the robbers in government waiting to embezzle the loot...they should shut up already, nobody trust government and many pipe blowing parastatals and d looting schemes they hear, n its no fault of d masses, the record has it, n its still recording. Wey dat money wey snake swallow, e don vomit am, abi e shit am? Them fit cook d meat like that, we know them, criminals..until we see wit eyez, nigerians no wan hear again, story

This one won't interest nairalanders,all they react to is celebrity news and frivolities.

If only the youths here have full knowledge on cassava value chain, none while jobless.

Ugaboy:
Vision 2020

FG always planning and abandoning plans

We are tired of hearing this plans

U don't just create happiness and leave it to die But sustain it

...u all should just do it

We surely be happy for it

Abi nah lie

You no read well oh this no be Federal Government of Nija.

Nice post update
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