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Indigenous Food Yam Cultivation and Livelihood Practices in Cross River State, Nigeria by Eti-Obong Simeon Ema; Jude Ejikeme Obidiegwu; Cynthia Adaku Chilaka; Emmanuel Matthew Akpabio is a Environmental Science article available to read on EtoBox.

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Yam production, processing, distribution, and marketing processes are underpinned by socio-cultural beliefs shaped by ritual practices and indigenous wisdom. We used semi-structured interviews, public meetings, keen observation, local informants, and a review of secondary materials to assess local indigenous understanding of interconnected perspectives of yam farming processes, socio-cultural perspectives, and livelihood practices in communities in southern Nigeria. Our findings revealed that over 90% of farmers depend on experiences of adjusting to seasonal challenges, storage practices, and fertility enhancement. Cultural beliefs and spiritual practices pervade farmers' social attitudes to improving farming operations. Almost 70% of yam producers are aged 60 years and above and depend on crude tools and traditional methods of land management and production process, even though the modern and innovative farming methods and practices are limited. Farmers respond to the poor public support system of extension services by informal networking and local associational relationships with diverse schemes to support and encourage members. Government and organizations should take advantage

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Author

Eti-Obong Simeon Ema; Jude Ejikeme Obidiegwu; Cynthia Adaku Chilaka; Emmanuel Matthew Akpabio

Publisher

MDPI AG

Published

2023

Language

EN

Field

Environmental Science (Social Sciences)