Nigeria: Experts lament decline in cocoyam output
Experts and stakeholders in Cocoyam value chain have lamented the decline in its output, calling for improved technology and practices that would increase the output and mitigate the adverse effects of climate change.
They made the call at a workshop on Cocoyam production, at the National Root Crop Research Institute (NRCRI), Umudike, Abia State, with participants drawn from universities, agriculture research institutions and farmers groups, among others.
The workshop, sponsored by the Association of Commonwealth Universities, African Academy of Sciences and UK Aid, under the Climate Impact Research and Leadership Enhancement programme, focused on: “Climate Change Adaptation and Constraints Faced By Cocoyam Farmers in Southeast Nigeria” – a post-doctoral research project by Dr. Clara Ifeanyi-Obi from the University of Port Harcourt.
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