Umuahia — National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), Umuahia, Abia State has intensified efforts to save Nigeria from losing its status as the world's largest producer of cocoyam by finding ...

Mercy Odwira has been farming cocoyam, cassava and plantain for over two decades at Kukuom, in the Asunafo South District of the Brong Ahafo region. Cocoyam is the main source of food and income to ...

Cocoyam, nutrient-rich tuber crop, has long been a staple food and a valuable source of income for farmers and agro-entrepreneurs. With increasing demand for cocoyam-based products in local and ...

Farmers in Uganda have knowledge in growing of root tuber crops such as cassava, sweet potatoes, Irish potatoes and yams but not coco yams. Coco yams are known to be grown on small scale naturally in ...