Author: NCIA  Team

Nigeria’s Cassava Industry at a Crossroads: NCIA Highlights Opportunities and Barriers

Cassava processing in Nigeria is gaining momentum, but deep-rooted challenges remain. Insights from NCIA, also featured in The Guardian, show how rising investment, industrial uptake, and midstream innovations are pushing the sector forward. Yet weak infrastructure, high energy costs, and financing gaps continue to limit growth.

Meet NCIA at Africa Food Systems Forum 2025 in Dakar

The Nigeria Cassava Investment Accelerator (NCIA) will attend the Africa Food Systems Forum 2025, taking place from August 31 to September 5 in Dakar, Senegal. With the theme Africa’s Youth: Leading Collaboration, Innovation, and the Implementation of Agri-Food Systems Transformation, the event will spotlight youth-led solutions

Unlocking Capital for Cassava: Building Ecosystems Through Collaboration

At this year’s World Cassava Day, leaders in agricultural finance and agribusiness gathered in Abuja to discuss how Nigeria can improve access to finance for cassava industrialisation. The panel discussion highlighted how ecosystem coordination – not just capital – is key to unlocking inclusive growth across

From Federal Policy to Industry: Nigeria’s $7 Billion Cassava Opportunity Gains Momentum

At World Cassava Day 2025, the Federal Government declared its intent to lead the world not just in cassava production, but in processing, exports, and industrial use. A new NCIA report shows how. On July 3, 2025, the Federal Government hosted the national celebration of World

NCIA and NADF Sign MoU to Strengthen Investment in Cassava Value Chain

NCIA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF), a Federal Government agency established to provide sustainable funding for Nigeria’s agricultural sector. The agreement outlines a framework for voluntary collaboration between both parties to accelerate investment in cassava industrialisation.  Under

NCIA Sparks Dialogue on Cassava Investment and Industrialisation at World Cassava Day 2025

More than 200 stakeholders from across Nigeria’s agricultural and investment sectors convened at the Office of the Vice President, yesterday to mark World Cassava Day 2025.  The event, themed “Farm to Global Markets: Driving Industrialisation, Food Security and Exports,” brought national attention to cassava’s untapped economic

Pathway to Nigeria’s Cassava Industrialisation Ambition

Sector Outlook: Unlocking a $2 Billion Market Opportunity To mark World Cassava Day 2025, the Nigeria Cassava Investment Accelerator (NCIA) released a Sector Outlook that highlights Nigeria’s untapped potential in cassava industrialisation. The publication outlines four high-growth derivative markets and identifies key levers to unlock scale

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