Project No. 9: Training of local people

Course No. 2: Improvement of agriculture

2. Cassava

Production of improved planting material of cassava

These cassava stems are distributed to interested local farmers

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

Healthy plants promise higher yields

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Better plants - better yields

Cassava roots

Cutting of cassava stems

Planting of cassava stems on ridges