Mercy Diebiru-Ojo's ambitions are straightforward -- increase Nigerian yam and cassava yields by 500 percent, fight hunger and raise her country's position on the agricultural value chain from a mere ...

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For the past seven months, cassava sellers at the CMB Market in the Central Business District of Accra have experienced low sales, leaving many of them with bags of unsold cassava.

Mercy Diebiru-Ojo’s ambitions are straightforward — increase Nigerian yam and cassava yields by 500 percent, fight hunger and ...