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 ...

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.

Frequently called the “yam belt,” West Africa accounts for 94% of the world’s yam production, with Nigeria alone producing about 50 million tonnes annually, more than two-thirds of the global yam crop ...

In addition, yam byproducts are also profitable, offering significant income opportunities for those engaged in their production and sale. As such, investing in yam and its wide range of benefits ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.