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African Cassava Agronomy Initiative is a 5-year project funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation.
The project aims to increase the availability of appropriate and affordable technologies to sustainably improve cassava productivity in the short- and long-term
Our Mission is to develop and deploy cassava agronomy recommendation tools to intensify cassava farming, improve root starch quality and reduce the yield gap within a 5-year project tenure that seeks to engage 100,000 households and generate value worth US$ 28 million.
Our Vision is to deliver the necessary knowledge base and tools for accessing this knowledge to cassava scaling partners and ultimately farmers in the target countries while instituting the necessary capacity and skills for national system scientists to engage in transformative cassava agronomy.
The Project
ACAI follows a demand-driven approach, responding to needs identified by development partners to develop technologies that fulfil those needs. The project develops technologies in the context centered around 6 use cases
A fertilizer blending decision support tool for the fertilizer industry
A cassava intercropping decision support tool for extension agents or farmers
Staggered planting decision support tool for year-round cassava root supply to the processing
Practices for higher root starch yields for processing industry.
Project Countries
ACAI's success will be in delivering the necessary knowledge base and the tools for accessing this knowledge to cassava scaling partners and farmers in the target countries while instituting the necessary capacity and skills for national system scientists to engage in transformative cassava agronomy. During this process ACAI will engage over 150,000 households including at least 30% women farmers in and lead to the creation of a value of at least $40 million..
Nigeria
Nigeria is a Tier One Country where the research, development and dissemination is intensively going on.
Tanzania
This is a Tier One Country where the research, development and dissemination is intensively going on.
Ghana
DR Congo
Uganda
These are Tier two Country where development and dissemination is intensively going on.
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