A walk through the rural landscapes of Butebo, Bukedea, and Pallisa districts reveals an overwhelming presence of cassava gardens stretching across vast lands.
Rats and domestic animals are among the leading causes of post-harvest loss. Usually, local chickens which graze freely ...
This resilient crop thrives in tropical climates and is vital for poorer communities, but its tubers and leaves contain cyanogenic glycosides, which can cause fatal cyanide poisoning if not detoxified ...
When she was growing up in Uganda ... They grew bananas, cassava, Irish potatoes and other crops. Then, in the 2000s, long periods of drought interrupted by fierce storms destroyed most of her ...
The fate of the cassava commercialisation project in Northern Uganda has hit a dead end just ... in turn helping in food security,” Mr Okumu says.He says the challenge now is lack of market ...