AFRILIKS | Launch of the Cassava Value Chain Development Project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by the United States of America
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PRESS RELEASEUnder the patronage of the Ministry of Agriculture, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) launches the “Cassava Value Chain Development Project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo”, at the Hilton Hotel, in Kinshasa (DRC). Funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), this project is meant to strengthen and further structure the organization of the cassava sector in the DRC.
Cassava value chain in the DRC has not yet reached its full potential, yet that crop is important for ensuring food security, because of its resilience to climate change, high temperatures, and impoverished soils. To derive – in the future – optimal benefit from this main crop with great industrial potential, it’s imperative to improve its value chain by strengthening the capacities of involved stakeholders and rationalizing its exploitation to create opportunities. This strategy fits with the vision of the DRC’s Head of State who advocates “The..
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