{"id":13025,"date":"2026-06-20T12:26:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/cassava-commercialization-gives-farmers-a-lifeline-us-lauds-initiative\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T12:26:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:26:13","slug":"cassava-commercialization-gives-farmers-a-lifeline-us-lauds-initiative","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/cassava-commercialization-gives-farmers-a-lifeline-us-lauds-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"Cassava commercialization gives farmers a lifeline, US lauds initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cassava value addition in Africa has offered women farmers another income stream, improving livelihoods  and food security,  and making them smile, thanks to the United States Agency for International Development-funded project tagged Unleashing the Power of Cassava (UPoCA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Implemented in seven African countries\u2014Nigeria, DR Congo, Ghana, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania,  and Sierra Leone\u2014by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, the project has benefited thous ands of farmers in these countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, the Tongea Women farmers in S andeyalu community are filled with joy. Located 486 km from Freetown, Sierra Leone, S andeyalu was once overrun by rebels in 1991. The entire population of nearly 4,000 people took refuge in camps in Kenema where they lived for over 10 years as internally displaced persons (IDPs) until the war was declared over in 2002.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interactions in the camp brought the S andeyalu people together to form a formidable association called &#8216;Tongea women&#8217;s development association&#8217; comprising of 54 women  and four men. It was named after one of the three mountain peaks overlooking their home township called Tongea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The group initially raised funds through \u201ccoping mechanisms,\u201d such as cutting  and selling firewood  and soap making as IDPs in Kenema.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the advent of the IITA-UPoCA project  and subsequent inauguration of a microprocessing center (MPC), cassava is now an added financial window of opportunity to farmers. Incomes from USAID projects such as UPoCA have helped the people of S andeyalu in rebuilding their community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marie Borbor, a member of the Tongea women&#8217;s development association, described the IITA-UPoCA intervention  and the microprocessing center as a \u201cliving bank\u201d in S andeyalu community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Now we can fulfill our financial obligations to educate our children  and improve our livelihoods. We will do all within our power to sustain the MPC as a viable asset. Long live the American people,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another member of the group, Mariama Koi-Braima, Secretary General of the group, said, &#8220;We have come a long way to where we are today. The journey has not been easy most times but we have determined to stay together. H anding over this MPC to our group is going to reinforce cohesion among our members as it has demonstrated that worthy ambitions can be achieved through unity for a common good.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The United States Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Michael S. Owen, described the transformation at S andeyalu  and the resilience of the Tongea Women as \u201cwonderful.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We are very happy to partner with you in all you have accomplished in these years. We are very happy to be your partner. Not too many years ago, this town was in ruins but, now, look at what you have accomplished. We are very proud to work with you,&#8221; Owen said while h anding over the keys of the IITA-UPoCA-built cassava microprocessing center to the Tongea women farmers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since 2009, IITA-UPoCA scientists have backstopped the Tongea women farmers, opening up more than five hectares of their l and for cassava cultivation  and distributing over 2,500 bundles of improved cassava varieties to more than 500 cassava farmers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Braima James, Program Manager, IITA-UPoCA, explained that in March this year, 60 women  and 8 men received h ands-on training in cassava processing, product development,  and packaging in S andeyalu town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to James, this was the most exciting capacity building exercise they had experienced as a group  and that the outcome was almost spontaneous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;From their market facility built for the township, the group immediately put their training into practice the following day. They produced their own home-made gari which was put on the market at the next periodic market day,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By this action, the Tongea women had a commercial taste of income from processed cassava roots. But cassava processing in the community market facility carried with it some problems, such as contamination of cassava products by goat  and sheep droppings. This prompted the group to start a cassava processing center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The farmers provided l and, unskilled labor, local materials such as timber, bush poles,  and mud blocks. This encouraged the IITA-UPoCA to contribute to the project  and had the processing center built within three months. Today, farmers in Tongea are happy with their fortunes gradually being turned around for the better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The success story of IITA-UPoCA is not limited to Sierra Leone alone. It transcends  and cuts across other countries such as Nigeria, DR Congo, Ghana, Malawi, Mozambique,  and Tanzania where the project is being implemented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Malawi, the project, among other activities revived a moribund starch factory\u2014the first in that country. Besides, thous ands of farmers benefited from improved cassava cuttings, training,  and capacity building for processors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The situation in Nigeria was no different as the project linked up processors to farmers for steady production\/supply of cassava roots, provided improved cuttings, training  and also helped build the capacities of farmers  and processors. The scenario played up the same in the other countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Consequently, apart from boosting the productivity of cassava in the project areas  and maximizing the utilization of the root crop; the project is also promoting food security  and improving the incomes of women farmers  and processors in particular,  and African farmers in general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the project winds down in few months, stakeholders are calling on partners  and governments to scale up the cassava value chain model to other communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;For a country like Sierra Leone which still has deep scars from the civil war, more of such projects are needed to rehabilitate the people  and fight poverty,&#8221; said Alfred Dixon, Director-General, Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Pour plus d'informations, veuillez contacter :<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Braima James, <a>B.James@cgiar.org<\/a><br>Program Manager, IITA-UPoCA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Godwin Atser, <a>G.Atser@cgiar.org<\/a><br>Communication Officer (West &amp; Central Africa)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jeffrey Oliver, <a>J.oliver@cgiar.org<\/a><br>Charg\u00e9 de communication d'entreprise (international)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bureau de la communication<br>IITA \u2013 Si\u00e8ge<br>Ibadan, Nig\u00e9ria<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IITA \u2013 Si\u00e8ge<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ibadan, Nig\u00e9ria<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">URL : <a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/\">www.iita.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u00c0 propos de l'IITA<\/strong><br>L'Afrique est confront\u00e9e \u00e0 des probl\u00e8mes complexes qui minent l'agriculture et la vie des populations. Nous d\u00e9veloppons des solutions agricoles avec nos partenaires pour lutter contre la faim et la pauvret\u00e9. Nos recherches pour le d\u00e9veloppement (R4D), maintes fois r\u00e9compens\u00e9es, reposent sur une r\u00e9flexion cibl\u00e9e et autoris\u00e9e, ancr\u00e9e dans les besoins de d\u00e9veloppement de l'Afrique subsaharienne. Nous travaillons avec des partenaires en Afrique et au-del\u00e0 pour r\u00e9duire les risques pour les producteurs et les consommateurs, am\u00e9liorer la qualit\u00e9 et la productivit\u00e9 des cultures, et g\u00e9n\u00e9rer de la richesse gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 l'agriculture. 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