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 Federal Government is strategising to surpass Ghana in the export of yam to Europe and other continents, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Audu Ogbeh has said. He spoke when he ...

IBADAN, NIGERIA (2 APRIL 2012)—In one of the most ambitious efforts ever undertaken on behalf of an orphan crop like yam, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and a host of ...

A total of 90 farmers and 30 agricultural extension officers have benefited from a capacity development workshop for commercial and small seed yam entrepreneurs. It was under the yam component of the ...

Bui Power Authority provides over GH¢400,000 support to yam, groundnut farmers On May 13, 2024 The Bui Power Authority (BPA), managers of the Bui Generating Station in the Banda District, Bono Region, ...

A destructive bushfire has razed down another yam barn at KpareKpare, a farming community in the Krachi East Municipality of the Oti Region, leaving farmers in the area counting their losses. The ...

The Igbo community in the Diaspora, Ghana Chapter, says it is set to host the annual Igbo Day/New Yam festival on Sept. 19, in the country. The Igbo community in the Diaspora, Ghana Chapter. [NAN] N ...