In this video, I dig and transplant purple yam (Ube) and give a tribute to Peter Nichol and his Prong garden tool invention. Raised Garden Beds (and garlic): To get Birdies Raised Garden Beds or ...

Learn how to prepare Banana and Oat Fufu, a nutritious twist on traditional African swallow, from scratch. This step-by-step ...

Flourishing farms in Africa want U.S. products such as machinery, seeds, and other forms of technology. This is potentially a robust market for Americans—but only if they see Africans as trading ...

Lagos - Nigeria on Thursday began to export yams to Europe and the United States, as part of moves to diversify its oil-dependent economy and earn much-needed foreign exchange. Agriculture minister ...

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 ...

Oduah had recently moved from Nigeria to California to study for a master's in global communication at USC, and the yam was a food that reminded her of home. "As a West African, I've had yam all ...

yams have fuelled Nigerian and wider West African communities for millennia. However, the humble yam is far more than just a nutritional source. Revered at New Yam festivals, central to ancient ...

Charity Abban-Saah said fufu usually is made from an African yam that’s ground into powder. She was making fufu from plantain flour, while other fufu is made from cassava, also known as yuca.

This variety is one of the most widely grown tubers in West Africa, and they make an interesting substitute for both sweet potatoes and basic potatoes. Yams have been getting more attention over the ...