Fresh cassava has a short shelf life of fewer than three days. As a result, processing is essential for producing value-added products. However, the lack of processing knowledge among processors has created several constraints in the processing of cassava products.…
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The project baseline observed that harvesting was considered one of the most difficult activities in cassava cultivation especially for women who dominate the production of the crop in the South East. Most respondents in that study indicated that this activity…
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CASTRAP has distributed over 313,375 improved cassava cuttings to 445 beneficiaries across the project landscape. This comes at the back of the CASTRAP baseline survey that identified access to improved and healthy cassava materials as a major challenge to effective…
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CASTRAP conducted an action audit for six (6) of the twenty-seven (27) groups that had completed their cycles in the project landscape. As per the accepted VSLA principle, a full-cycle action audit is performed six to twelve months following savings,…
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CASTRAP has commissioned the Panama Women for Future Association’s newly constructed mini-processing center in Sinoe County. This activity is part of the project’s objective of strengthening the efficiency of main actors in the cassava value chain to improve inputs and…
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The Cooperation Officer of the European Union to Liberia, Ms. Geetrui Louwagie (PhD), engaged in an interesting interaction with Lydia’s Field Enterprise during a recent project site visit in Zwedru, Grand Gedeh County. Lydia’s Field Enterprise is a privately owned…
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The Cassava Transformation Project (CASTRAP) is making significant progress toward its goals and objectives in Southeast of Liberia. The Cooperation Officer for Rural development, Food security and Environment at the EU Delegation in Liberia, Ms. Geetrui Louwagie (PhD), visited project…
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Comfort Dampson, a 36-year-old woman and a fish processor from Woarabeba community, is a mother of two. Meeting the health needs of her children poses a considerable challenge, and this is evident in her remarks at the start of the…
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On 11th January 2023, the United Nations Industrial Organization (UNIDO) embarked on their first verification visit to selected target areas of the WACOMP-Ghana Sub-contracting Matching Scheme implemented by CERATH Development Organization (CDO). The verification activity was primarily organized to obtain…
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After the first phase of the tree planting exercise in August 2022, our team have been on the field monitoring the trees planted by beneficiary farmers and community members in the East Mamprusi District. We are glad to share the…
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