Cassava produces about ten times more carbohydrates than most cereals per unit area, and are ideal for production in marginal and drought prone areas, the Kenya Agriculture and Livestock Research ...

Many edible garden plants can be easily propagated from cuttings. Before we get into the details, we need to cover what a “cutting” is and why gardeners should give it a try. A cutting is a piece of a ...

Not much fertiliser is needed but poultry manure, when required, is applied three months after planting.Time to plant and harvestJanuary to March is the time to plant cassava so farmers leave a ...

LITTLE ROCK — Most of us have a vague recollection of food plants from other parts of the world, but we quickly run out of specifics when we go to discuss them. Cassava, for example, is the most ...

Cassava, banana and plantain, staple foods for millions of the world’s poorest people, are notoriously difficult to breed. But an international team of scientists aims to change that, using a ...