On the Bright Side of Yam Production
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Description: Nigeria is the leading producer of yams in sub-Saharan Africa but most farmers face problems with declining productivity, disease, cost and scarcity of clean planting material. A project in Kogi States is showing farmers how to grow their own disease free material.
Developments 06-3: On the bright side of yam production On the bright side of yam production As the orange sunlight fades, a trail of women make their way home from the market on the thin brown footpaths of Kogi State. On their heads, they carry baskets of yam, arguably the most important crop in Nigeria. Known as the 'king of crops', yam is not just grown for its nutritional value, but also for its cultural significance. More than 95 per cent of the world's yams are grown in sub-Saharan Africa, and Nigeria is the leading producer. But many yam farmers face problems with declining productivity; planting material is scarce and prone to disease. An expanding human population means increased pressure on the land to produce more food, resulting in shorter fallow periods which allow pests and pathogens to build up in the soil, and declining soil fertility.
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| Page title: | Developments 06-3: On the bright side of yam production |
| Keywords: | yam, Nigeria, sub-Saharan Africa, disease, productivity, planting material, fallow, soil fertility, Dioscorea, Kogi, Diocesan Development Services, DDS, Felicitas Ogbodo, minisett, seed, ware, sett, FEED, GORTA, CPP, DFID, |
| Description: | Nigeria is the leading producer of yams in sub-Saharan Africa but most farmers face problems with declining productivity, disease, cost and scarcity of clean planting material. A project in Kogi States is showing farmers how to grow their own disease free material. |
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| Date | Creation Date: 2006-12-12T18:09:13Z Expiry Date: 2014-12-12T18:09:13Z |