Yams, a staple of African cuisine, have deep roots in the continent’s food history and agricultural practices. Their cultural significance goes beyond nutrition, symbolizing fertility and wealth ...

In major yam-producing areas such as West Africa and the Caribbean, the tuber is traditionally grown using sticks as scaffolds for vine growth, which are traditionally cut from the forest ...

If you are buying yams from a specialist African or Caribbean shop, ask them how to prepare the yams you are buying. They will have advice on whether the yam must be peeled before cooking and how ...

As evidence, the message includes an image of heaps of charred and smoking yams, a type of edible tuber eaten across West Africa. The Fulani are a widely dispersed group of mainly Muslim cattle ...

As we know, not all yams give this reaction after it is cut. Some varieties, particularly those grown in West Africa, have higher polyphenol and anthocyanin content, making them more likely to ...

(Jamaica Gleaner) Despite steady growth in exports of yam over several years, stakeholders in the agricultural sector say the once humble tuber can earn even more than the US$40 million it did ...