Tag:Cassava farming

Agric & Biotech

Partnership seeks to generate power from cassava waste

Challenges associated with electricity generation in sub-Saharan Africa may soon be a thing of the past following the formation of a consortium that will...

Michael Simire - July 27, 2020

Agric & Biotech

Farmers can double cassava yield with improved weed control

Preliminary results from experimental plots carried out by researchers working under the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) led Cassava Weed Management Project show...

admin - July 24, 2015

Agric & Biotech

Mechanisation boosts cassava yields in Nigeria, Zambia

Cassava farmers in Nigeria and Zambia who have adopted mechanised production and improved farming practices reap up to four times additional yield and attract...

Michael Simire - December 17, 2014

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HealthApril 1, 2023

End mercury dental fillings in children, group demands

Amalgam is a dental filling material that is 50% mercury, a neurotoxin and pollutant. This week, BAN Toxics, a Philippines-based not-for-profit,...

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Climate ChangeMarch 31, 2023

SCI, experts mobilise journalists for climate change, health reportage

An international organisation, Save the Children International (SCI), and climate and health experts on Thursday, March 30, 2023, held...

Waste ManagementMarch 31, 2023

LAWMA begins placement of notices on houses without waste bins

The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) will begin the placement of abatement notices on houses without waste bins from...

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HealthApril 1, 2023

End mercury dental fillings in children, group demands

Amalgam is a dental filling material that is 50%...

Climate ChangeMarch 31, 2023

SCI, experts mobilise journalists for climate change, health reportage

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