In Rwanda, cassava peels are usually thrown away, contributing to waste accumulation and causing health and environmental problems. At the same time, the country faces an increased demand for affordable animal feed to support the growth in livestock sub-sector driven by rapid urbanization. The RUNRES Project supported AKANOZE Nyamiyaga, a small cassava processing company, to pilot an innovation that valorizes the cassava peels through processing into HQCP.
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