Kevin Kumala has created a bag from cassava starch that is 100% biodegradable and even edible. To prove that the bag is totally natural he dissolved part of it in a lukewarm glass of water and ...

Imagine a customised laundry bag made from cassava starch! And while at it, picture a bin or seed bag with this sweet natural cassava smell. That’s just how beautiful a simple idea borne out of ...

But this trend is likely to change with the ban on plastic bags. Cassava can be transformed into a biodegradable green paper which is not only environment-friendly but also enables food to be ...

Under the Roseco closed-loop solution, cassava is cultivated, and starch is extracted to produce ... The current Roseco series includes plastic bags, forks, and takeaway boxes.

Ivory Coast's beloved staple, attiéké - made from fermented cassava flour - has officially been added to Unesco's list of ...

is taking bold steps to add value to its vast cassava output by producing pharmaceutical-grade starch, it emerged on Wednesday. The Director General/Chief Executive Officer (DG/CEO) of the Nigeria ...

There are also types with different tuber sizes, growth rates, starch production and drought tolerance. While cassava has ...

Chido Nwangwu in this piece writes about a US-based Nigerian, Dr Patrick Okoye, who gets recognised recently as having the first United States Patent on Cassava Starch in medicines. On November 5 ...