date:Jul 09, 2014
Nigerian farmers and households can now grow and eat more nutritious cassava following the release of three new varieties that are richer in vitamin A than similarly bio-fortified varieties introduced three years ago. The new varieties contain higher amounts of beta-carotene, the substance that the body converts to vitamin A, and are at least six times more nutritious than the common white-fleshed cassava.
They were developed by scientists from the National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI