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YIIFSWA IITA

@YIIFSWA

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

 Ibadan, Nigeria
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Joined September 2012
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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
NRI presenting on Yam value chain right now, watch live @ ustre.am/JiHt
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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
YIIFSWA Seed Yams rescue Flood Victims in Idah, Nigeria iita.org/web/yiifswa/home-ne…
Establishing seed yam systems in Nigeria ustre.am/JiHt
National campaign on planting in flood prone areas going on in Nigeria.
3603 yam farmers were trained on adapted yam minisett technique #YIIFSWAnews
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.
Low rate of seed yam multiplication is a threat to yam production in West Africa
#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
Climate change poses as a threat to the production of Yam in Nigeria
In Niger State if a man doesn't own land and cultivate yam he is not a man #yamculture
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