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 ...

Scientists say a disease destroying entire crops of cassava has spread out of East Africa into the heart of the continent, is attacking plants as far south as Angola and now threatens to move west ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The seeds of prosperity for some rural Africans may lie in a crop that has sustained them with calories for centuries but has generated virtually no wealth for their poor ...

By Gloria Dickie As smallholder farmers in French Guiana walked their fields in 2023, they noted a disturbing pattern. Their ...

Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz, 2n = 36) is one of the most important root crops globally, particularly in tropical regions of Africa, Asia, and Latin America. It is a major source of food, ...

Cassava is a vital staple crop for millions in tropical regions; however, its production is increasingly compromised by several viral diseases, notably Cassava Mosaic Disease (CMD) and Cassava Brown ...

Mercy Diebiru-Ojo's ambitions are straightforward -- increase Nigerian yam and cassava yields by 500 percent, fight hunger and raise her country's position on the agricultural value chain from a mere ...