Tag: Yam
Yam turns Nigeria’s priority crop for 2020
Alhaji Muhammad Nanono, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, said that the ministry has made yam a priority crop…
Why yam is costly in market – Farmers
Most yam farmers and sellers in Benin have observed that the cost of the produce is not connected with the…
Nasarawa Govt To Revive Abandoned Yam Conditioning Centre
Nasarawa State Government says it has commenced plans to complete the abandoned yam conditioning centre in Keffi Local Government Area…
Yam Exportation Will Boost Agricultural Activities – AAEUN Leader
Mr Kayode Ehindero, the President, Agricultural and Allied Employees Union of Nigeria (AAEUN) in Kwara says exportation of yams will…
Agriculture Minister Advises FG Yam Policy Critics
Chief Audu Ogbeh, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, has advised critics of the Federal Government yam export policy to…
Mixed Reactions Trail Nigeria’s Yam Exports
Stakeholders in the agricultural sector have expressed mixed reactions on Nigeria’s new policy to export yams to UK and the…
Nigeria begins exportation of yam to Europe, U.S June 29
Chief Audu Ogbeh, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, says the country will on June 29, export 72 tonnes…
Benue To Begin Exporting Yam In June
Benue will begin the processing, marketing and packaging of yam for export in June this year, the Nigerian Export Promotion…
Experts To Discuss Genetic Improvement Of Yam
Scientists from different parts of the world would converge at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan to discuss…
Nigeria world’s largest producer of yam
A geneticist at the University of Ibadan, Dr Morufat Balogun, on Sunday said Nigeria produced 70 per cent of the…