Spotlight on Village Seed Entrepreneurs making money from cassava stems in Nigeria
- From
-
Published on
21.11.19
- Impact Area
-
Funders
Gates Foundation

In March of 2019, we visited Village Seed Entrepreneurs (VSEs) in Benue State, Nigeria, that were established as a part of the Building a Sustainable, Integrated Seed System for Cassava (BASICS) project. BASICS is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and is being led by the CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and […]
The post Spotlight on Village Seed Entrepreneurs making money from cassava stems in Nigeria appeared first on RTB-CGIAR.
Related news
-
Unlocking aquaculture’s potential: Northern Ghana stakeholders co-design sustainable fish farming models
Sustainable Animal and Aquatic Foods Science Program28.07.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
-
Nutrition, health & food security
-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Group photo of workshop participants (photo credit: IWMI). With marine fish stocks declining …
Read more -
-
Niger State Partners with AfricaRice for Transformative Rice Production Growth: Targeting 10 Million Tons by 2030
AfricaRice28.07.25-
Food security
-
Nutrition, health & food security
-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
July 22, 2025, Mbé, Côte d'Ivoire – In a landmark visit that signals a new era…
Read more -
-
ILRI partnership with private sector turns young woman’s pastime into a thriving poultry agribusiness in Tanzania
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)15.07.25-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
In Tanzania, like in many African countries, many women keep poultry as a means of…
Read more -