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To realise full potential at the farm, all the preparations, planting methods and good agronomic practices are observed.
The ingenious minds at Primitive Technology reveal a clever farming method that shields massive 600lb yams from pests without ...
The ingenious minds at Primitive Technology practice early agriculture by cultivating cassava and yams from scratch, ...
In her own words, Angélica Estrada is “the Bubba Gump of sweet potatoes.” Her business, Sweet Roots Kitchen, sells sweet potato pie, candied sweet potato, sweet potato enchiladas, sweet ...
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 ...
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.
Speaking in the farming community of Mendez Town in the yam belt constituency of Trelawny Southern on Thursday, the agriculture minister said thought is being given to providing transportation ...
Jamaica earned US$40.8 million, or roughly $6.7 billion in local currency, from the export of yam in 2023, as reported in the Economic and Social Survey Jamaica. The earnings were a 16.5 per cent ...
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.