Part 1 of 5 -- Q&A on cassava research in Africa: Is cassava critical?
Channel: GCProgramme
Date: 2014-06-03

Cassava is critical for subsistence, but there is more to it. Says Chiedozie Egesi, a Nigerian plant breeder and molecular geneticist, "Cassava can sustain a nation: it is not only food, but now an industrial raw material...high-quality cassava flour can compete with wheat flour." No less than Nigeria's Minister of Agriculture concurs (see his tweet: http://bit.ly/1hw2Cls). Chiedozie and his team want to use molecular breeding to unlock cassava's full potential for the benefit of farmers. 
More on Chiedozie's work: http://bit.ly/17QzKK3 
Chiedozie's profile: http://bit.ly/1h57yLP