Helping cassava farmers by extending crop life (Source: MIT News)
CassVita, founded by an MIT alumnus, has created biotechnology to increase the shelf life of cassava, a nutritious but perishable root vegetable. The root vegetable cassava is a major food staple in dozens of countries across the world. Drought-resistant, nutritious, and tasty, it has also become
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A technology to improve the situation of cassava farmers in Cameroon (Source: Fund for Innovation in Development)
CassVita has developed an innovation to minimize post-harvest cassava losses thus improving income for farmers. Cassava is grown by 20 million farmers in Africa, South America, and Southeast Asia. However, it has a shelf life of 2 days after harvest. Consequently, about 40% of crops are lost,
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