The Federal Government, yesterday, said Nigeria is positioning itself for global leadership in cassava production, boasting an output of over 62 million tonnes and advancing reforms to build a sustainable, technology-driven cassava industry across Africa.
It said that cassava has been firmly established as a central pillar of Nigeria’s non-oil economic transformation agenda, in line with the National Science, Technology and Innovation Policy and Presidential Executive Order No. 5.
The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Kingsley Udeh, disclosed this in Abuja at the 2nd Africa Cassava Conference (ACC 2025), themed, “Building Sustainable and Quality-Driven Cassava Industries in Africa.”
The conference brought together continental stakeholders to strengthen collaboration on cassava industrialisation.
He said: “Nigeria, currently the world’s largest cassava producer with more than 62 million tonnes recorded in 2023, was ready to lead Africa in deploying technology to unlock the cassava economy and innovation to dominate global cassava value chains.”
The minister stated that the Federal Government would continue to collaborate with research institutions, farmers, processors, and investors to scale high-yield cassava varieties and enhance overall productivity across the sector.
