Dublin, Aug. 20, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Yams Market - Growth, Trend, and Forecast (2020-2025)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global yams market is projected to ...

Yams are an important crop in Africa, serving as a staple food and a source of income for many rural communities ...

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 ...

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 ...

West Africa accounts for over 90 percent of the global production of yam and in 2020 data show that, Nigeria contributed 67 percent to global yam production, representing more than 37 metric tonnes.

Indications emerged Wednesday that Nigeria could earn over N4trillion annually from yam production and export if the country adopts the Aeroponics System, AS, of yam production. The was disclosed by ...

Yams produced in the country, which boast unparalleled premium quality in both ECOWAS and international commodities markets, is faced with unsatisfied demand due largely to lack of required policy ...

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 ...

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, ...

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), ...

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 ...