Cassava (Manihot esculenta) production is vital to the economy of Nigeria as the country is the world's largest producer of the commodity. The crop is...
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Maize, cassava, guinea corn, Groundnut and yam are the major crops farmed in Nigeria, with 70% of the households engaged in crop farming. In the south...
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prerogative of the women. Cassava production in Nigeria Agriculture in Nigeria Yam (vegetable) Dioscorea "Determinants of Yam Production and Economic Efficiency...
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poor soil. The largest producer is Nigeria, while Thailand is the largest exporter of cassava starch. Cassava is grown in sweet and bitter varieties; both...
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Tapioca (redirect from Cassava bread)
but become translucent when cooked in boiling water. Brazil, Thailand, and Nigeria are the world's largest cassava producers. Currently, Thailand accounts...
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Amala (food) (category Nigerian cuisine)
originating from Nigeria popularized by the Yoruba ethnic group of Southwestern Nigeria and other parts of Yorubaland. It is made of yam, cassava flour, or unripe...
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A great variety of cassava-based dishes are consumed in the regions where cassava (Manihot esculenta, also called 'manioc' or 'yuca') is cultivated. Manihot...
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Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea...
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the largest group of food produced in Nigeria, with 118 million tonnes in 2020. This group includes yam, cassava, potatoes and sweet potatoes. These...
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and China; It was the 5th largest world producer of cassava (17.6 million tons), fifth only to Nigeria, Thailand, Congo and Ghana; It was the largest world...
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grown in Nigeria. Praised by Nigerians for the strength it gives, garri is "the number one staple carbohydrate food item in Nigeria", a powdered cassava grain...
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; Dixon, A.G.O. Successes and challenges of cassava enterprises in West Africa: a case study of Nigeria, Benin and Sierra Leone. IITA. p. 3. ISBN 978-978-131-340-0...
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Cassava Republic Press is a steering African book publishing company established in Nigeria in 2006 and headed by Bibi Bakare-Yusuf, with a focus on affordability...
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Republic of Congo produced, in 2018: 29.9 million tons of cassava (3rd largest producer in the world, second only to Nigeria and Thailand); 4.7 million...
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Colonial Nigeria was ruled by the British Empire from the mid-nineteenth century until 1 October 1960 when Nigeria achieved independence. Britain annexed...
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admixture to wheat flour. Nigeria and Ghana are already establishing cassava-to-ethanol plants. Production of ethanol from cassava is currently economically...
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Cotton is important here, with corn, peanuts, sorghum, yam, and cassava also in production. Shea and cashew nuts are found here as well. Zone III. Area of...
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Cassava mosaic virus is the common name used to refer to any of eleven different species of plant pathogenic virus in the genus Begomovirus. African cassava...
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million in 2010. This was dismissed as a "misconception" by Liberia's Minister of Agriculture. The major crops are natural rubber, rice, cassava, bananas...
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Sulaiman Adebola Adegunwa (category Nigerian food company founders)
of Thai Farm International Limited, a Nigeria-based company that focus on the production and processing of cassava. He is the founder of Sulaimon College...
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Kilishi (category Nigerian cuisine)
long-term storage. It is a Nigerian delicacy commonly eaten with pap (akamu) and cassava flakes (garri). Kilishi might have originated in the period of Jihad...
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Taraba State (redirect from Kufai, Nigeria)
Taraba is a state in north-eastern Nigeria, named after the Taraba River, which traverses the southern part of the state. It is known as "Nature's Gift...
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spinach, potato, cassava, soybean, carrot, cucumber, ginger, rapeseed, yams, sweet potato, sesame, okra). FAO: World vegetable production (Crops > Items...
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Oyo State (redirect from Oyo State, Nigeria)
29 June 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2021. "Supply Analysis of Cassava Chips in Oyo State, Nigeria-Indian Journals". www.indianjournals.com. Archived from the...
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Isoko region (category Geography of Nigeria)
Cassava is the source of most of the foods consumed by the Isoko people. Garri, starch meal (Ozi), Egu are cassava derivatives. Food crop production has...
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people are mainly farmers, producing crops such as yam, cassava, cocoyam and palm oil production. Importation of iron for hoe and machete began around the...
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Agriculture in Cameroon is an industry that has plenty of potential. Cameroon produced in 2018: 5 million tons of cassava (13th largest producer in the world);...
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Nigeria had one of the world's highest economic growth rates, averaging 7.4% according to the Nigeria economic report that was released in July 2019 by...
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inhabitants were committed to farming in 1983. Rivers State is one of the leading States in the production of yam, cassava, cocoyam, maize, rice and beans....
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Tapioca industry of Thailand (category Agriculture in Thailand)
until market conditions are favourable or starch production capacity is available. Cassava originated in South America, where it was cultivated for 3,000–7...
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