FGN urges cassava stakeholders to facilitate improved varieties The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), Dr Ernest Umakhihe, has urged scientists and other stakeholders in the cassava value chain to improve on more varieties. Umakhihe made the call at the Annual Meeting of NextGen Cassava Project in Abuja on Tuesday. Represented by Dr Raji Bamidele, Deputy Director, Roots and Tuber Division in the ministry, Umakhihe said there was a need for concerted efforts by stakeholders, to facilitate how genetic improvement of cassava could realise its potential yield level...