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Cassava Project

Why South Africa’s crop sub-sector must diversify: A sub-sector deconcentration perspective

For the South African economy to address the prevailing tripple burden of high unemployment (over 30%), poverty (income inequality) and food insecurity (at household level), while at the same time working towards deconcentrating the agricultural sector, there is an urgent need to invest more in, and to promote under-utilised and under-developed value chains. For instance, new value chains (cassava, cowpea, bambara groundnut or amadumbi) present an opportunity for new entrants to participate in the multiplication and distribution of phytosanitory approved planting materials within local communities, especially if the distribution rights are not limited to a handful of market participants.
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Cassava Market Access Farmers Perspective

Farmers share their perspective of Cassava and how they make a living out of it and also selling at a nearby market of KZN Empangeni. We also look at a potential buyer for Cassava based in Pretoria.
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KZN Cassava Information Day

#CASSAVA 10 -11 May 2022, the National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC) in collaboration with the Kwa-Zulu Natal (KZN) Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, organised a cassava market access farm visit and information day at Empangeni district.