The world's heaviest sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) weighed 37 kg (81 lb 9 oz) on 8 March 2004 and was grown by Manuel Pérez Pérez (Spain) in Güime, Lanzarote, Spain. Records change …

Nov. 2 (UPI) -- A Georgia man is attempting to get a Guinness World Records title after harvesting 186 pounds of sweet potatoes from a single plant.

Nov 4, 2019 · A hard-working Nigerian farmer has harvested a gigantic yam which is arguably the world’s biggest yam at Akokwa, IMO State in Nigeria. The yam weighed 179 Kilograms at …

Dec 30, 2015 · Growing huge yams, as opposed to normal-sized yams, is just a matter of letting them stay in the ground for an additional year. My largest one is a 2-3 year old root that …

Nov 2, 2023 · Anderson has stiff competition because as it stands, the current record holder for the largest sweet potato grown is an 81-pound yam that was grown in Spain. His feat is so …

Oct 30, 2021 · Robert McDonough of Winchester holds his gigantic sweet potato, weighing in at a whopping 17 pounds, 3 ounces, possibly the biggest in Franklin County. The current …

Nigeria is by far the world’s largest producer of yams, accounting for over 70–76 percent of the world production.

Apr 24, 2023 · Although this giant cabbage mentioned in the Guinness Book of Records seems perfect for the title of “World’s Largest Vegetable”, there are tropical yams in the genus …

Sep 15, 2023 · On the island of Pohnpei Micronesia, nearly 2000 km northeast of New Guinea, the nearest location of any size, yams are a big deal. Quite literally. Men there used to spend …

Sep 10, 2024 · Kenneth Ifeakandu from Okofia village, in Anambra State has won N500,000 for harvesting the biggest yam in the Community, weighing 95kg...