China CATAS to support cassava harvests and advanced farming in several African countries

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The Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (CATAS) has published an action plan to introduce new cassava varieties and advanced farming techniques to over 500,000 hectares of land in African countries. The improved varieties and techniques are expected to raise the yield of the root crops above 17 tonnes per hectare. CATAS will help countries including Nigeria, Mozambique and the Republic of the Congo breed better varieties, improve cultivation techniques and raise the level of mechanization on cassava farms.It will also build agriculture demonstration centers to promote commercialization and large-scale production in major cassava-producing countries.