Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero

to increase food security and economic development of farmers in northern Nigeria by reducing the threat of cassava virus diseases by developing local capacity by setting up a molecular laboratory for cassava disease diagnosis in the region, training researchers, extension workers and quarantine officials for preventing the introduction of Cassava Brown Streak Disease (CBSD) to the region, and screening cassava germplasm for resistance to control severe forms of Cassava Mosaic Disease (CMD)