The long wait for cassava bread

At last, the Federal Government says it is set to begin the implementation of its policy on cassava bread. Under the arrangement, bread manufacturers in the country will be compelled to substitute 20 per cent of the wheat flour content of bread with cassava flour, in a move that is expected to substantially cut down the country’s total annual wheat import bill by N127 billion. Nigeria currently blows N635 billion worth of hard-earned foreign exchange on wheat imports annually.