Yams are closely related to lilies and grasses. Native to Africa and Asia, yams vary in size from that of a small potato to a record 130 pounds (as of 1999). There are over 600 varieties of yams and ...
The Yam Growers Association of Nigeria (YAGAN) has accused the Federal Government of neglecting the country’s yam farmers in its nascent yam export drive. Alhaji Shuaibu Idris, the President of the ...
After learning farming under his father, Alpha Shonvo, 29, started his farm in Kakulu village, Zing Local Government Area of Taraba State, when he was 12 years old. He dreamt of cultivating a much ...
Elijah Matumbi M’Irura demonstrating how weeding is done on yams plants. Elijah Matumbi M’Irura says he keeps his money under the soil in form of tubers called yams. Elijah Matumbi started his yams ...
Suspected herdsmen have destroyed yam seedlings and cassava farms worth millions in Chembe village, Gaambetiev, Logo Local Government area of Benue State. Chembe settlement, located on Anyiin- Wukari ...
At The Porch restaurant in Midtown, Sacramento, one of the most popular side dishes on the menu is Candied Yams. Back in the kitchen, sous chef Matt Sonzust reaches into a box, clearly labelled : ...
Virtually every Nigerian either likes yam or has eaten it-or its byproducts at some point in their life. The good news is that yam can be cultivated in almost every part of Nigeria, although certain ...
Armed men suspected to be Fulani herders have destroyed yam seedlings and cassava farms worth millions of Naira in Chembe village, Gaambetiev, Logo Local Government area of Benue State. It was ...