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SIERRA LEONE: Diamond miners choose cassava over carats

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

In Sierra Leone plummeting diamond prices, dwindling reserves, consistently poor working conditions and a lack of regulation are driving diamond...

Cassava Thief Jailed

Friday, January 09, 2009

19-year-old Saikou Trawally was on 6th January 2009 convicted and sentenced to one month imprisonment with hard labour for stealing one bag of...

One month for cassava thief

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

One Seku Trawalley was yesterday convicted for stealing one bag of cassava in Brikama Nymbayi by Magistrate Pa Harry Jammeh of the Bundung...

Attention fellow youths

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

In Bakau, there was once a boy called Saidou. He lived with his family and liked to fish in the river with him father who was the best fisherman in...

CONGO: Disease devastates cassava crop, threatens widespread hunger

Saturday, November 15, 2008

Cassava is the staple food for most people in the Republic of Congo, but this main source of nourishment is being threatened by a disease that has...

Cassava’s comeback

Friday, November 14, 2008

On the plate of over 1,5 million people in Africa After years of massive crop losses caused by a devastating virus, farmers are harvesting healthy...

Cassava for food and energy security

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Investing in cassava research and development could boost yields and industrial uses The tropical root crop cassava could help protect the food and...

Republic of the Congo: ICRC helps fight cassava mosaic virus disease

International Committee of the Red Cross

Monday, December 24, 2007

Cassava is the staple food for many people in the Republic of the Congo. Cassava mosaic virus disease is threatening their food supply and their...