A yam farm in northern Ghana, with wooden stakes used to support the yam plants as they grow. These “yam sticks” are often harvested from surrounding forest. Image by Attah Mohammed via ...

Ghana has taken a major step ahead of other yam-producing nations with the launch of a strategy for the development of the yam industry from farm to market. This follows the global conference on ...

Ghana took a major step ahead of other yam-producing nations with the launch of a strategy for the development of the yam industry from farm to market.

Ghana took a major step ahead of other yam-producing nations with the launch of a strategy for the development of the yam industry from farm to market. This follows the global conference on yams ...

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 ...

Large quantities of yam exported to the US from Ghana have been rejected, as most were found to be unwholesome upon arrival in that country. Robert Baffuor Tandor of the Ministry of Trade ...

Yam is a leading agricultural export commodity for Ghana with an annual average production of about eight million tons. Ghana's export of the commodity ranks sixth in the world, representing 10.3% ...

Kintampo Yam Farmers Association (KYFA) has appealed to government for the extension of technical support by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). Mr Emmanuel Banyo Okrah, ...

A yam farm in northern Ghana, with wooden stakes used to support the yam plants as they grow. These “yam sticks” are often harvested from surrounding forest.

Press Release - Ghana has taken a major step ahead of other yam-producing nations with the launch of a strategy for the development of the yam industry from farm to market. This follows the global ...