Speakers call for quality seed system to transform yam sector 

Speakers at a National Yam Advocacy Summit have called for increased investment in the country’s yam seed system to ensure access to quality planting materials to increase productivity and strengthen exports.

They said Ghana was the world’s second-largest producer of yam and the leading exporter but it continued to face major constraints, such as limited availability of quality seed, high seed costs, low multiplication rates and inconsistent seed quality.

Dr Aighewi also stated that the country’s seed system presented enormous business opportunities, particularly for private seed companies capable of supplying farmers with improved yam varieties.