IITA calls on the Federal Government to support Nigeria's seed yam value chain to boost productivity, improve exports, and secure food availability.

The federal government has promised to reposition Nigeria’s yam industry for global competitiveness, declaring the crop central to its food security and ...

The Federal Government has unveiled plans to triple Nigeria’s average yam yield from 10 metric tonnes per hectare to 30 metric tonnes per hectare by 2027 as part of efforts to close a national supply ...

In major yam-producing areas such as West Africa and the Caribbean, the tuber is traditionally grown using sticks as scaffolds for vine growth, which are traditionally cut from the forest, causing ...

The Federal Government has announced plans to increase Nigeria’s average yam yield from 10 metric tonnes per hectare to 30 metric tonnes per hectare by 2027 in a bid to close a national supply gap of ...