Obasanjo Farms introduces new cassava breeding technology

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At full capacity, the greenhouse has the potential to hold about one million cassava plantlets, which is planting materials for 50ha...

Mr Obasanjo said he first noticed the Semi Autotrophic Hydrophonic Facility for Cassava Stem Multiplication technology during a visit to Central African Republic last year and decided to introduce it to the Nigerian agricultural sector

The project, under the Technology for African Agric Transformation project, is in partnership with the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture , Ibadan. “This is a technology that can grow cassava and get maximum level. This particular specie can give you 30 tonnes per hectare and that is what we are on with the consultant,” Mr Obasanjo said.

Source: Tech Daily Report (techdailyreport.net)

 

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