Nigeria is a country endowed with enormous food and agricultural resources such as yam,
cassava, cocoa, rice, sugar cane, maize and millet. In the early years of Nigeria's …

Many African countries are unable to meet the food demands of their growing population
and the situation is worsened by climate change and disease outbreaks. This issue of food …

Yams as a stable food crops do not only serve as integral vehicle for food security, but also
as a source of income, and employer of labour in the producing areas in Nigeria. Lack of …

Food production is a necessary condition in reducing hunger and ensuring food security,
especially to the poor rural dwellers that are vulnerable to misfortune. This contribution is an …

This study seeks to increase the efficiency of yam breeding practice using farmers' insight at
the trait and socioeconomic levels. A three-staged multisampling procedure was employed …

This study aimed to improve understanding of the nexus between climate variability and yam
(Dioscorea spp.) production in Ikom Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria …

Climate poses challenges to the health and productivity of the populace. It is against this
background that the study examined the effect of climate change and health on farmers' …

Positive Selection (PS) technique has been shown to reduce virus infection and increase
yields, however there is insufficient empirical evidence on how this technology affects seed …

The study assessed the adaptive capacity of millet/yam farmers in the six Area Councils of
FCT using Geoinformatics. The objectives of the study were to analyze the variation of millet …

Research background: Yam is rated as a principal tuber crop in the Nigeria economy,
contributing to more than 200 dietary calories per capita daily in West Africa. It's also an …