Nigeria Declared Largest Cassava Producer
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The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development,Audu Obed has said that Nigeria is now the largest producer of Cassava in the world. Ogbeh, who disclosed that Nigeria now produces cassava on a large scale with an annual output of 45 million metric tons, revealed that more than 35 improved varieties of cassava had been developed and registered in Nigeria. He further said that flour mills are being encouraged to substitute at least 10 per cent high quality cassava flour for wheat flour. According to the Minister, the Federal Government would sustain its demand for inclusion of high quality cassava flour in bread in the country.
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