Liberia stimulates cassava cultivation

Published 2021년 11월 11일

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CERATH, a Liberian non-governmental development agency, has initiated a four-year cassava transformation project called CASTRAP. The project aims to enhance the competitiveness and regional integration of the Liberian cassava sector through a value chain approach that includes sustainable cultivation, value addition, entrepreneurship, and marketing in sustainable markets. Cassava is the second most important food crop in Liberia after rice and provides the population with over 25% of their daily calorie intake. The project is being implemented in collaboration with other organizations.
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Liberian non-governmental development agency CERATH has launched a four-year cassava transformation project. The project is called CASTRAP and aims to improve the competitiveness and regional integration of the Liberian cassava sector through a value chain approach that focuses on sustainable cultivation, value addition, entrepreneurship and marketing in sustainable markets. According to research, cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is the second most important food crop in Liberia after rice and plays an important role in the agricultural system. Together with sweet potato, cassava provides the population with more than 25% of their daily calorie intake. In addition to the roots, the leaves are widely consumed as vegetables in ...
Source: AGF

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