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Cassava's Next Act: Ethanol and Sweeteners

Nigeria grows more cassava than any country on earth, yet it imports the ethanol, sweeteners and industrial starch it could make from the crop. A …

2w ago · Isaac Oludu Innocent

Nigeria Grows Too Few Mushrooms

igeria produces only about 300 tonnes of mushrooms a year against demand of at least 1,200 tonnes, and imports fill much of the gap. With …

3w ago · Isaac Oludu Innocent

Brewers Bet on Nigeria's Sorghum

Sorghum, Nigeria's second most important cereal, is drawing brewers and food processors chasing a cheap, gluten-free grain. Nigerian Breweries alone needs about 120,000 tonnes a …

4w ago · Isaac Oludu Innocent