Yam Farmers' Access to Production Resources in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State, Nigeria

Oladeji, J. O.; Oyesola, O. B.

doi:10.1300/j153v08n02_06

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“…and machinery (Agbaje et al, 2005), this may not be sustainable as availability is often poor or non-existent (Oladeji and Oyesola, 2006).…”

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“…Indeed, despite its importance in West Africa the broad agreement amongst farmers and researchers is that the crop has received nothing like the attention it should from policy makers and funders (Shehu et al, 2010). While government help for yam farmers has often revolved around more generic interventions such as the provision of cheap credit and subsidised fertilizer, pesticides and machinery (Agbaje et al, 2005), this may not be sustainable as availability is often poor or non-existent (Oladeji and Oyesola, 2006).…”

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IMPACT OF THE ADAPTED YAM MINISETT TECHNIQUE ON WARE YAM (DIOSCOREA ROTUNDATA) PRODUCTION UNDER FARMER-MANAGED CONDITIONS IN NIGERIA

Morse

McNamara²

2016

Ex. Agric.

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White yam (Dioscorea rotundata) is a major root crop grown throughout West Africa and a major limitation on its production is the availability of good quality (i.e. free of pests and diseases) planting material; notably seed yams. AYMT is a process by which farmers can produce good quality seed yams using setts treated with a pesticide dip. While previously published studies have focussed on the agronomy of the sett-to-seed yam process there has been no work done on the seed-to-ware yam stage which is critical in terms of income and livelihood for yam farmers throughout West Africa. This paper addresses this significant gap in knowledge and provides the first published evidence obtained under entirely farmer-managed conditions in Africa that shows seed yams produced via the AYMT can generate significant agronomic benefits, including better germination, tuber numbers and tuber weights, for ware yam growers in Nigeria.

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“…and machinery (Agbaje et al, 2005), this may not be sustainable as availability is often poor or non-existent (Oladeji and Oyesola, 2006).…”

Section: S T E P H E N M O R S E a N D N O R A M C N A M A R Amentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

IMPACT OF THE ADAPTED YAM MINISETT TECHNIQUE ON WARE YAM (DIOSCOREA ROTUNDATA) PRODUCTION UNDER FARMER-MANAGED CONDITIONS IN NIGERIA

Morse

McNamara²

2016

Ex. Agric.

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“…There are no such published studies of CBA for YMT under ‘on farm’ conditions, with the experiments entirely managed by farmers. While government help for yam farmers has often revolved around the provision of cheap credit and subsidized fertilizer, pesticides and labour-saving inputs such as herbicide (Agbaje et al 2005), this may not be sustainable as availability is often poor or non-existent (Oladeji & Oyesola 2006). To be sustainable, a YMT technique generating clean planting material for personal use or re-sale must be economically viable.…”

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Potential for clean yam minisett production by resource-poor farmers in the middle-belt of Nigeria

Morse

McNamara²,

Acholo³

2009

J. Agric. Sci.

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SummaryYam minisett technique (YMT) has been promoted throughout West Africa since the 1980s as a sustainable means of producing clean seed yam, but adoption of the technique is often reported as being patchy at best. While there has been much research on the factors which influence adoption of the technique there have been no attempts to assess its economic viability under 'farmer managed' as distinct from 'on station' conditions. This paper Results suggest that while chemical sett treatment increased yield and hence gross margin compared with woodash, but if household labour is costed then YMT is not economically viable. However, the specialist yam growers of Edeke were far more positive about the use of YMT as they tended to keep the yam seeds for planting rather than sell them. Thus great care needs to be taken with planning adoption surveys on the assumption that all farmers should adopt a technology.

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Yam Farmers' Access to Production Resources in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State, Nigeria

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IMPACT OF THE ADAPTED YAM MINISETT TECHNIQUE ON WARE YAM (DIOSCOREA ROTUNDATA) PRODUCTION UNDER FARMER-MANAGED CONDITIONS IN NIGERIA

IMPACT OF THE ADAPTED YAM MINISETT TECHNIQUE ON WARE YAM (DIOSCOREA ROTUNDATA) PRODUCTION UNDER FARMER-MANAGED CONDITIONS IN NIGERIA

Potential for clean yam minisett production by resource-poor farmers in the middle-belt of Nigeria

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