Project No. 9: Training of local people

Course No. 2: Improvement of agriculture

Planting of cassava stems on ridges

2. Cassava

Many local cassava plants are infested by sicknesses

The Mosaic Virus is widespread

The Green Mite causes a big lost of the yield

Important is to replace sick plants through resistant varieties

These cassava stems are distributed to interested local farmers

Production of improved planting material of cassava

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Better plants - better yields

Cassava roots

Healthy plants promise higher yields

Cutting of cassava stems

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