Each yam needs staking individually, and Danquah has spent the last 15 years looking at climate-smart ways to reduce Ghanaian farmers’ dependence on yam sticks.

The ingenious minds at Primitive Technology reveal a clever farming method that shields massive 600lb yams from pests without ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness has encouraged farmers in Trelawny to capitalise on the opportunities in yam farming, positioning it as a viable means of economic development ...

Yam farming has been a vital source of livelihood and sustenance for farmers across Niger State. The state is one of the significant yam-producing states in Nigeria.

Irish potato farmers in Plateau have lost millions to the blight disease. And then insecurity. Now, Yam Sack-Farming has come to the rescue.

However, the method is currently popular with yam farming, although, other crop farming using this method are currently emerging day by day.

Farmers are lamenting that yam farming is not receiving attention as cassava, rice and other crops, in terms of intervention and inputs.

Hundreds of yam farmers in the region suffered a similar fate. When Husseini Manzo visited his farm one Thursday morning in May, his harvested yams showed signs of rottenness.

The good news is that yam can be cultivated in almost every part of Nigeria, although certain states are particularly known for their expertise in yam farming.

Yam sack farming is the growing of yam in sacks. The beauty of this method is that it allows even those with limited space to enjoy the benefits of homegrown yams. Growing yams in sacks is not ...

A yam farm in northern Ghana, with wooden stakes used to support the yam plants as they grow. These “yam sticks” are often harvested from surrounding forest.