“In my experience, cassava producers have always worked independently – with little to show for it. Even though I was using good agricultural practices and efficient fertilizer, I myself was collecting only 15-20 bags on all my plots. Then IFDC and GREFFA taught us individualistic farmers, ‘You can increase your yields and profit, but you first need to organize – because one hand cannot wash itself.’”

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