Researchers continue to come up with new varieties but farmer perspectives and preferences are very important factors for new varieties to spread in farmers’ communities. Researcher priorities alone are not enough. A variety may be ‘scientifically perfect by the researchers’ standard but fail based on the farmers’ point of view especially in terms of his location, soil nutrient requirements, taste, texture, color and starchiness. Failure to meet up with the farmer or consumer taste means farmers will not grow it. Cassava is an important crop, a staple food crop and the major source of carbohydrate for human consumption, animal feed and raw materials for industries. Cassava is affected by many diseases thus the need for application of knowledge of all types to achieve social or economic outcomes in the search for food security especially among rural farmers through empowerment and sustainable agriculture. This work was carried out using 80 respondents. Varietal trial was done using three cassava varieties NR 8082, NR 8083 and an indigenous variety (nwaibibi) having different levels of disease resistance. It was to see how different crop varieties with varying disease resistance would respond to different planting locations that vary in  nutrient component given different management techniques (AESA) after using animations and farmers’ drama groups as a better means of communication to demonstrate some useful planting practices. At the end of the first planting season, yield was 10 tons, 18 tons and 20 tons for nwaibibi, NR 8083, NR8082 respectively. In the second planting season, yield was 11 tons, 24 tons and 26 tons respectively. Subsequently yield was 15 tones, 27 tons and 31 tons respectively.

It was recommended that farmers be exposed to different on-farm experiments and decision aiding practices in addition to technique- aiding animations and dramas which will only but enhance communication and efficiency.