Farmers harvest yams in Nigeria. Image courtesy of Asrat Amele/IITA. The plant acts as a living yam stick, he says, and as well as reducing the need to cut wood from the forest, the pigeon pea ...

Yam cultivation stretches back centuries and is deeply intertwined with the traditional foods of African societies. Beyond ...

The proteins and amino acids in African yam bean extracts can help improve your skin's hydration and elasticity. These ...

Purple-fleshed sweet potatoes need a long, warm season to produce a good crop, but the starchy, deep-purple roots of varieties such as ‘Violetta’ and ‘All Purple’ are worth the (120 day ...

Here is a step-by-step guide to help you grow yams successfully in sacks: Step 1 – Selecting the appropriate sacks is the first step in successful yam cultivation.

Government’s investment marketing agency, Jampro, reported that domestic yam production – inclusive of the Lucea, Negro, renta, St Vincent, sweet, tau and yellow varieties – increased from ...

Traditional medicine practitioners use wild yam to treat a variety of conditions, including menopause symptoms, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, and muscular cramps. In this article, we examine the ...

Mandi, January 7 Cultivation of mountain yam vegetable crop can be an alternative source of income for farmers of the state, reveals a study conducted by Dr Tara Devi Sen, assistant professor of ...

Yam as a major crop holds great significance in Nigeria as the country accounts for about 67 per cent of global production. As the largest producer of yam in the world, Nigeria boasts a rich ...

This is doubly important, Danquah says, as most of Ghana’s yam production is grown by smallholders, working on less than 2 hectares (5 acres), many of whom struggle to afford artificial inputs.