Abstract
Assessment of the Adoption of Yam Minisett Technology in Lafia Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, Nigeria
Highlights
Yam (Dioscorea spp) is a staple food in Nigeria
It has been observed that Yam production in Nigeria is declining substantially due to many factors, especially cost of planting materials and labour, which account for about 50% and 40% of the cost of production respectively ( Nweke et al cited in Okoro, 2008)
Yam minisett technology was developed by National Root Crop Research Institute, Umudike in 1982 to address the problem of access to quality seed yam and improved productivity of yam farmers
Summary
Nigeria is the world’s largest producer of the crop. Efforts aimed at increasing its production should be given greater emphasis as Nigeria is yet to optimize its potentials in producing the crop. The development of the yam mini-sett technology is one of the efforts aimed at boosting the production of the crop. Considering the fact that the tuber is the planting material as well as the edible part, the mini-sett technology provides planting material so that the farmer would not worry about what to plant the season. Yam minisett technology was developed by National Root Crop Research Institute, Umudike in 1982 to address the problem of access to quality seed yam and improved productivity of yam farmers
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