“We advised our partners to work in shifts- always have at least one person who can stay on-site for two–three days and take care of the plants in
“If the yam plants in screen houses are not regularly watered, they will die,” Marcya added.Since the confirmation of its first case in February, Nigeria has recorded about 12,600 confirmed cases with over 350 deaths.
However, yams are primary agricultural commodities and a major staple food in Nigeria and West Africa as whole with Nigeria being ranked as the largest producer in the world; accounting about 60 per cent of the global production of the products according to Food and Agriculture Organisation . “If a farmer had seed yam that could cover a hectare, but due to COVID-19 stay-at-home measures, it is unable to plant immediately and waits for two months, by the time they plant the same seed, it will cover only half to quarter a hectare,” Mr Maroya said.
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