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Cassava Will Earn Us More Than Cocoa And Gold

An expert  in cassava  exportation, Mr. Sheriff Jordan has urged the relevant authorities to focus on cassava production because that can give us more money than gold and cocoa if much attention is given to cassava production in the country.

Mr. Sheriff who was speaking on Rite FM’s Agric Forum stated that cassava production was very important and very economical which benefits will generate more income than being presently witnessed if the right attention was given to it.

He said the demand for cassava all over the world was very high countries especially in countries like China and Israel who have several uses for the commodity. That is not all; the fact that the country has enough fertile lands for cassava production did not escape him.

He pointed out the other uses of cassava aside the domestic use which includes syrup, ethanol, beer, and cassava flour.

Mr. Sheriff Jordan said the future of Ghana’s Agriculture was very bright but bad roads to cassava farming communities was a bother and said government was working to put things in order.

Source: ritefmonline.org

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