... US lauds initiative
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).
Implemented in seven African countries-Nigeria, DR Congo, Ghana, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Sierra Leone-by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, the project has benefited thousands of farmers in these countries.
Today, the Tongea Women farmers in Sandeyalu community are filled with joy. Located 486 km from Freetown, Sierra Leone, Sandeyalu 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.
