After rice and maize, cassava is the third-largest source of food carbohydrates in the tropics. Cassava is a major staple food in the developing world, feeding over half a billion people. It is one of the most drought-tolerant crops, able to grow in poor soils. Nigeria is the world's largest cassava producer.
Cassava is Nigeria's most important root crop, and it is a reliable crop in both rural and urban households. Cassava is a major source of income for rural Cassava farmers and processors.

Cassava alone accounts for approximately 45 percent of Nigeria's agricultural GDP for food or domestic use, but its industrial processing and utilization has been very limited.

Currently, the country produces approximately 40,000,000 tonnes of the commodity, and due to the federal government's desire to reduce import dependency and conserve foreign exchange earnings, there is a national program aimed at increasing Cassava flour production to be substituted with wheat flour.

Other cassava products include garri, wheat flour, animal feed, ethanol for biofuels, and so on.

Is it profitable to grow cassava?
Cassava is one of the world's most important cash crops, and as a result, investing in cassava farming is sure to be a profitable venture, as long as you have the necessary training to get started and turn a profit.

What is the best time of year to plant cassava?
The best time to start planting cassava is in October, at the start of the short rainy season. As a result, cassava matures quickly. Early-maturing high-yielding varieties are harvested 5-7 months after planting, whereas late-maturing varieties can be harvested after 12 months.

What is the best time of year to harvest cassava?
Cassava can be harvested all year long, as long as the roots reach maturity. Harvest 5-7 or 10-12 months after planting for the highest starch yield per hectare. If the tubers are not detached from the plant, they can be left in the ground for up to two years, but they will become fibrous and woody. Cassava is best harvested during the dry season because the tubers are high in starch, drying is simple, and the products can be easily processed and preserved.

How do you space and plant cassava?
Cassava stems should be planted in the early morning or late evening to avoid evaporation and evapotranspiration. Spacing is critical; the space between plants is the feeding area of the plants; cassava plants require a spacing of 1m by 1m to ensure a good yield.

How much money can be made per acre from cassava?
An acre of cassava yields 4-8 MT, corresponding to 1.5-4 metric tons of dried cassava chips and 1.2-2.5 metric tons of cassava flour.

How do I get started with a cassava farm?
1. Decide on a location.
2. Prepare the soil to make it more suitable for cassava farming.
3. Cassava stems for planting....
4. Get ready for cultivation.
5. Determine when the cassava stem cuttings should be planted during the planting season.
6. Harvesting...
7. Cassava root processing.
8. Budget

How do I begin a cassava farm in Nigeria?
1. Decide on a location.
2. Prepare the soil to make it more conducive to cassava planting.
3. Cassava stems should be used for planting
4. Get ready to cultivate...
5. Determine when the cassava stem cuttings should be planted throughout the planting season.
6. Harvesting is the sixth step.
7. Cassava root processing...
8. Budget.

What is the price of cassava?
Cassava prices in Nigerian markets vary by state, but the average price per ton of cassava starch is between 400,000 and 550,000, and the average price per ton of cassava flour is between 350,000 and 450,000.

Cassava harvesting takes how many months?
In comparison to other important crops, cassava has a relatively long growth cycle. Farmers must wait an average of 10-12 months — sometimes up to 24 months! — to harvest the roots; the growth cycles of maize, rice, and potatoes are less than a third of that.

How many bags of garri can be produced from 1 ton of cassava?
Under normal conditions, nearly 4 tons of cassava can be converted into 1 ton of garri. So, one ton of fresh cassava can yield more than 250kg of garri. This means that one ton of fresh cassava will yield more than five bags (each weighing 50 kg) of garri.

What are the challenges in cultivating cassava?
Cassava production is typically plagued by a slew of issues, including pests and diseases (cassava mosaic disease, cassava bacterial blight, cassava anthracnose disease, cassava bud necrosis, root rots, mealybugs, green mite, and so on), weather-related issues, poor soil, land dilapidation, livestock damage, and other dangers.

What are the solutions to the problems in cultivating cassava?
Use of disease resistant cassava varieties, applying fertilizer to the soil, building a fence round the farm to prevent assess by livestock, testing the soil type by experts before use, use of modern farm machines and so on.

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