Low multiplication ratio of cocoyam {Colocasia esculenta (taro) and Xanthosoma mafafa (tannia)} and scarcity of … planting materials are major constraints militating against sustainable cocoyam production. During harvesting and processing of … cocoyam, very small cormels weighing about 7.0 g (micro cormels) and less are discarded as wastes. These ‘wastes’ usually …

This study was undertaken to determine the adoption of improved cocoyam production, processing and storage technologies … among small-holder cocoyam farmers in Enugu-North Agricultural Zone in Enugu state. A multi-stage random sampling technique … was used to select 120 cocoyam farmers disaggregated into 60 males and 60 female in 2008. Adoption scale analysis was …

Lack of good storage reduces the shelf life of harvested cocoyam (Colocasia spp and Xanthosoma spp) corms and cormels …. This is a major challenge facing cocoyam farmers, processors, and marketers in Nigeria. The National Root Crops Research …, has developed the ‘Gocing Storage’ for improved storage of cocoyam. The paper highlights this improved method of storing …

The study presents the results of analysis of data collected on 120 cocoyam farmers (60 females and 60 males) across … farm to market, pest and diseases etc. These constraints constitute serious impediments to cocoyam production and need to …

A cost return analysis of cocoyam production at the National Root Crops Research Institute Umudike showed that the … in cocoyam enterprise. A hectare cost of cocoyam production was N140, 114 while total revenue was N257, 400 and net … return was N117, 286. The study showed that small-holder cocoyam enterprise is profitable by returning N1.27 for every N1 …

cocoyam in Nigeria from 1960/61 to 2003/06 in two periods and highlights the relative contributions of area and productivity … to the observed growth. Results reveal that output, area and productivity of cocoyam exhibited negative trends in Period … I, (Pre-SAP, 1960/61-1984/85) whereas output and area of cocoyam showed positive trend in Period II (Post-SAP, 1985 …