Nigeria targets tripling yam yields to tackle food shortfall

Minister of State for Agriculture Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi speaking at the National Yam Advocacy Summit on improving Nigeria’s yam yield.

By Julian Osamoto The Federal Government has unveiled a strategic plan to increase Nigeria’s yam production from 10 metric tonnes to 30 metric tonnes per hectare, as part of efforts to address a national supply deficit of more than 50 million metric tonnes. The announcement was made at the National Yam Advocacy Summit organised by […]

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