Cassava farmers in Teso region decry falling prices
Cassava farmers across Teso Region are counting losses following a drastic drop in demand and price of cassava since February this year. Currently, the price of dried cassava in an open market sells between 4,500 and 5,500 shillings a basin down from 25,000 in February this year while a kilogram of fresh cassava sells at one hundred and fifty shillings down from three hundred shillings in December last year.
