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Nigeria Receives First Automated Cassava Farming Machinery From China
Nigeria has received its first full-cycle automated cassava farming machinery consignment from China at the NRCRI in Umudike. Including a deep plough, rotary tiller, planter, and harvester, the equipment aims to replace intensive manual labor with commercialized mechanization. Part of the 2023 Africa Cassava Yield Doubling Initiative, the partnership also plans to establish a joint laboratory to adapt tech to local soils.
