What is Yams?
Yam is the common name for some plant species in the genus Dioscuri that form edible tubers.
How To Grow Yams In Uganda
Here is how to grow a yam in Uganda
The steps to growing yam in Uganda involve getting knowledge, purchasing farmland, land preparation, choosing seed yam, planting seed yam, water, and fertilizer application, weeding, staking, and finally harvesting yam crops.
How long do yams take to grow in Uganda?
Climbing yams become productive after nine months and the tubers vary greatly in size, from less than 5 kilograms up to 80-100 kg for the kyetutumula variety.
The yams are ready for harvest when the plants have dried out and lost all of their leaves.
What is the best month to grow yam in Uganda?
In most parts of Uganda, yams are planted in March or April and harvested during November and December.
Where is yams grown in Uganda?
Yams are tuber crops and Uganda is one of the countries in Africa that grow yams as a food crop.
Though the crop is grown in most parts of the country, there is more concentrated growing for it in the central and eastern regions.