Federal Government To Revive Cassava Bread Initiative
The Federal Government
says it will revive the cassava bread initiative that was introduced by former
President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration.
Disclosing this to
newsmen the minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, explained
that the move was aimed at effective utilization of cassava in food production
and processing.
The minister who expressed
regrets that the economic and industrial potential of cassava was yet to be
fully explored,.. further explained that the revival of the cassava bread
initiative would help reduce importation of wheat, as different proportions of
cassava and wheat would be combined to produce the composite flour used for
baking bread.
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