Cassava production in Kogi State, Southern Guinea Savannah Region of Nigeria was purely subsistent about two decades ago, but now it has assumed the status of a cash crop, providing food, employment and income in a sustainable manner to millions of people in the State. The cassava value chain in the State has been able to meet the challenges of the nation through job creation, wealth generation and industrialization. Gari processing factory was the highest employer of labour (75 persons), while cassava production employed the least number (1 person). The major food products from cassava in the State are gari, fermented flour, unfermented flour and akpu.