The three staple crops dominating modern diets – corn, rice and wheat – are familiar to Americans. However, fourth place is held by a dark horse: cassava. Over the course of millennia, Indigenous ...

The mopane worm – colorful, hairy and nutritious – has many things going for it, but its name is not one of them. Native to woodlands in southern Africa, it is in fact a caterpillar that’s widely ...

In a significant development for food security, researchers have identified improved cassava varieties that show strong resistance to destructive viral disease threatening cassava farms. The study, ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Dr. Anton Bua demonstrates the different types of cassava infected plants in Uganda. Dr. Bua is the team leader in Cassava ...