Millionaire Nigerian woman in cassava business

"Food for every ones table and every homes"

Starch from cassava.    Sold to Unilever, Nestle 

Also built sorbitol plant (used in pharmaceutical and food processing) Also in beauty products

Cassava - famine crop

"Food for every ones table and every homes"

Nigeria, Thailand, Brazil lead cassava production.

It just need good drainage, loamy soil     

We have to step up cassava planting; there is demand for local and foreign buyers

"Food for every ones table and every homes"

Spacing of 1 meter, and drip irrigation, fertilization,  regular weeding. Soil must be kept  Moist  kept 4-6 weeks, 

Cassava can be harvested 10 months to 12 months, when there re few leaves at the top.   Some agri practices can shorten this to 6 months.   Yellow variety commands better prices and are heavier.

Ph should be kept at 4-7.    Acidic soil should be mixed with lime.   Overplanted fields must be planted to peanuts.

Harvesting can be done by harvester (costing  $20,000) or just with a flow but can damage the tubers.

Cassava farming in the Philippines

"Food for every ones table and every homes"

This is increasingly seen as a alternative stapple food and rich source of carbohydrates.  It is nutritious, easy to grow and suits well the soil of Pamapanga, Tarlc and Zambales.   Its yield can be doubled to much productivity of cassava producing countries up to 20 tons/hectare