YIIFSWA IITA

Yam improvements for income and food security in West Africa (YIIFSWA) is a five year program funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

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How can we reactive the exportation of yam in Nigeria? comment here

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NRI - yam sub sectors offer potential for more income generation #YIIFSWAnews

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NRI presenting on Yam value chain right now, watch live @ http://t.co/Cn3PkGlZC1

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NRI- The current seed production practice in west africa is self supply of seed yams.

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NRI - seed yam account for 40% of production cost for Farmers.

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NRI - transportation accounts for 60 -70% of yam marketing cost

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AGRA FOSCA - In Nigeria yam farmers are price takers on the market #YIIFSWAnews

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YIIFSWA Seed Yams rescue Flood Victims in Idah, Nigeria http://t.co/J8wQ47LsUO

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Establishing seed yam systems in Nigeria http://t.co/Cn3PkGlZC1

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National campaign on planting in flood prone areas going on in Nigeria.

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3603 yam farmers were trained on adapted yam minisett technique #YIIFSWAnews

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yams are given names based on their production characteristics e.g Hembamkwase means better than my wife #yamculture

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Water yam is growing in popularity. there is a growing demand for water yam amongst diabetics patients

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National, Non governmental and private organizations are meeting at IITA to discuss seed production under YIIFSWA project.

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Low rate of seed yam multiplication is a threat to yam production in West Africa

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#news Top 3 yam varieties in Nigeria are Hembamkwase, Aloshi, Pepa

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Nematode infestation is a serious threat to Yam production in Nigeria.

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yam cultivars are being multiplied as breed seed in Umudike, Igbraiam, Otobi and Nyanya

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Climate change poses as a threat to the production of Yam in Nigeria

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In Niger State if a man doesn't own land and cultivate yam he is not a man #yamculture