Despite been the world largest producer of cassava, Nigeria still imports about 95 percent of its industrial starch, a by-product of cassava.
Industry sources say Africa’s most populous nation spends $580 million yearly on importation of cassava by products.
“The government is ignorant abo
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Josephine Okojie
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