Africayam2 – building better yams …faster

Five Major Reasons Why Some Varieties of Yam Sell In Various Regions

More than 54 million tons of yams are produced in Sub-Saharan Africa annually on 4.6 M Ha. Yam is the preferred staple food in West Africa and elastic demand is constrained by inadequate production and losses in storage.

Strengthening regional capacity to develop improved varieties

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This project has brought together researchers in West Africa to meet the challenge of improving yam breeding and to strengthen the capacity of this region to develop improved varieties.

Breeding
Better Yams Faster

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Primary Outcome 1

Enhanced capacity for more efficient and effective yam breeding programs in Ghana, Nigeria, Benin, Côte d’Ivoire and IITA.

Primary Outcome 2

New genomic resources and novel breeding methods and tools for enhanced yam breeding efficiency in West Africa

Primary Outcome 3

Improved yam genotypes adapted to production systems and suited to market preferences nominated for release.

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Publications

Presentations

Advanced Genomic Technologies for Genetic Enhancement of Yam
by Ranjana Bhattacharjee, Antonio Lopez-Montes, Michael Abberton, P. Lava Kumar, and Robert Asiedu
DNA Fingerprinting of Yam Cultivars Using Microsatellite (SSR) Markers for Identification of Synonyms and Homonyms
by Ranjana Bhattacharjee, O. Ogedengbe, A Lopez-Montes, J. Ikeorgu, E. Otto and P. Lava Kumar

Manuals

Standard Operating Protocol for Yam Variety Performance
by Asrat Asfaw

Posters

AfricaYam Poster Biotechnology and Genetic improvement
by David De Koeyer, Michael Abberton, Afolabi Agbona, Asrat Amele, Ranjana Bhattacharjee, Olurotimi Famodile, Andreas Gisel, Olufisayo Kolade, Lava Kumar, Antonio Lopez-Montes, Bussie Maziya-Dixon, Trushar Shah, Robert Asiedu