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Despite 20% global cassava share, low yield denies farmers bumper harvest

Despite accounting for approximately 20 per cent of global cassava production, Nigeria’s cassava seed system is bedeviled with low yield of smallholder farmers, among other challenges.

Women in Agriculture: I face discrimination all the time

6 min read Nike Tinubu, 59, is a cassava processor in Oyo State. She is the CEO of Egaleson Farm, and cultivates1800 hectares of land. With 53 staff, 11-19 casual workers and seasonal workers, and farm machines, she produces between 20 and 38 tonnes of cassava per hectare. She was the pioneer president of Cassava Producers and Industrial Processors Association. In this episode, Ms Tinubu shares her experience. PT: Can you put us through your journey in agriculture? Ms Tinubu: Yes, I started off as a cassava flour processor, a soft processing facility. Smallholder farmers around the facility were supplying the plant with raw materials but the supplies were not dependable, we were going through scarcity of cassava, which we still do now and when there is scarcity. Even though we assisted the farmers with inputs and technical support, they will still not supply, they will not prioritise us.

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