ABSTRACT
Cassava cultivation in sub-Saharan Africa Dunstan S. C. Spencer, Enterprise Development Services Ltd, Sierra Leone1; and Chuma Ezedinma, UNIDO, Nigeria2
1 Introduction
2 Cassava’s contribution to incomes in SSA
3 Cassava’s contribution to food and nutrition security
4 Drivers of change in cassava production in SSA
5 Future trends and conclusion
6 References
Cassava (Manihot esculenta) was introduced to sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) by Portuguese traders from Brazil in the sixteenth century. The crop is now produced in 40 of the 53 countries of SSA, accounting for 61% of global production (Fig. 1).
