Vision statement:
To assist, promote and
encourage the production, processing and marketing of cassava products in
Africa, particularly in Nigeria leading to job creation, poverty alleviation
and industrialization of the continent.
Mission statement:
To train cluster farmers in modern methods of
cassava production, train youths in different ways to get involved in cassava
business, help individual,
co-operatives, organization, local government, state governments in establishing
cassava processing factories and ensuring their growth
Objectives:
- Organize farmers into cluster groups and train them in modern method of cassava production and help in linking them up with finance and the various inputs needed for cassava production.
- Train youth most especially graduates on the various opportunities available in the cassava value chain addition which includes; production, processing and marketing, assisting them to be involved thereby making them gainfully employed.
- Help individuals, communities, local governments and state governments in the establishment of small scale cassava processing factories.
- Conducting feasibility report and business plan on the production, processing and marketing of cassava.
- Supply/ linkage of cassava processing factories to raw materials i.e cassava fresh roots.
- Linkage of cassava processing factories to markets for their products.
- Provision / linkage of farmers to inputs such as agrochemicals, cassava step cutting, fertilizer e.t.c.
- Procurement of cassava processing machinery for individuals, communities, local and state governments.
- Consultancy on increase in profitability and performance of small scale cassava Processing factories.
- Provision / linkage to land for large scale mechanized modern method of cassava production.
- Provision / linkage to tractor hiring services for large scale cassava production.
- Help in securing loans for the establishment of cassava processing factories.
- Analysis of soil, cassava fresh roots and processed cassava product.
