Cassava Bread Initiative Can Generate N255bn Annually – Association

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The Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria has called on the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to revive the cassava bread initiative.

Mr Joseph Ubah, the Publicity Secretary of the association, disclosed this to the newsmen on Thursday in Abuja.

According to Ubah, the cassava bread initiative can generate N255 billion into the country’s economy annually.

He also said the initiative which involves the use of composite flour containing 10 per cent cassava flour, for baking bread, would discourage exportation of wheat and promote cassava production in the country.

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He also stressed that the price of wheat was currently high, adding that the addition of cassava flour to the wheat flour would reduce the cost of flour production and bread production by extension.

“We have been able to reach a point where a consumer would not be able to differentiate between bread baked with cassava flour and the one baked with only wheat flour, but that programme was later jettisoned.

“If we must progress in this country, there must be continuity in our policies.

“Nigeria will be earning over N255 billion annually if 10 per cent cassava flour is included in bread; Nigerian bakers are even capable of increasing the percentage of cassava flour in bread to 20 per cent.

“Then, we will be talking of generating about N450 billion annually, which will be added to our Gross Domestic Product (GDP) if this initiative is revived,’’ he said.

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