By Michael Murigi | Project Leader
Murangua Kenya
October 2015
Dear Donors,
I have some exciting news. Farmers are now increasingly adopting cassava cultivation. This has in turn seen cassava production levels increase. The increased production has has attracted the attention of the establishe large flour millers towards the crop. A number of the large flour millers in Kenya such as Unga limited have started selling cassava flour.
A few bakeries in the country have started enriching wheat flour with cassava flour in the production of breads and cakes. This bodes well for our cassava project.
Cassava flour is deemed better if fortified with other kinds of flour such as wheat, corn, millet because it is excessively fine and less whitish in colour.
The entry of the big firms, that have more expertise and much more funds to afford a better technology that necessitates production of higher quantity and quality cassava flour, works to the advantage of farmers.
The farm-gate prices for cassava crop will only go up translating to increased returns for the farmers.
In the photo are women in the field tending the cassava. We are looking forward to greater returns on our cassava. The community is happy that they transitioned to this drought resistant crop.
Thank you for your continued support in this effort to move from corn to drought resistant cassava for food security and economic empowerment.
Michael Murigi.
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