The rate of yam consumption is high in West Africa, thanks to its health benefits. Against this background, there are efforts by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and others ...

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) has embarked on a drive to increase the production of the famous Lucea yam in the parish of Hanover. “RADA is currently on a drive to diversify ...

Mr Deola-Tayo Lordbanjou, Programme Manager, Root and Tuber Expansion Programme, Federal Ministry of Agriculture, says Nigeria accounts for 47 million metric tonnes of yam production globally.

Abuja – The Yam Farmers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria has appealed to the Federal Government to invest in seed yam production. Prof. Simon Irtwange, President of the Association, ...

Yam Farmers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria has assured Nigerians of increased yam production in 2018 so as to boost the yam export initiative of the Federal Government. The Acting ...

House of Representatives has urged the federal government to boost yam production, particularly in Benue State through targeted incentives to the farmers from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), ...

Farmers at Nyomoase in the Atebubu-Amantin Municipality of the Brong Ahafo Region are happy to embrace an improved technology in yam production. The farm is the classroom where the farmers and ...

Small holder farmers in the main yam-growing areas of West Africa will benefit from a new project that aims to develop new varieties of this crucial staple crop and enhance yam breeding capabilities ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica— The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries says it has established a National Yam Oversight Committee with responsibility for developing a national yam strategy. According to a ...

The Acting President of the association, Prof Simon Irtwange, gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday. He said that farmers had been mobilised to ...