What to know about yams. Welcome to BCH farm

Food security in developing countries is very key to their economy and health. And this is what i do; sustainable farming in West Africa, Nigeria.

Today, I’m going to take you to my barn where i store my farm produce, and I’m going to take you to yam section of my multipurpose farm. From there, I’ll tell you things you may like to know about this wonderful food plant.

Yam tubers are common in Africa. It’s among the major sources of carbohydrates or energy rich foods found in most Africa countries and Asia. It’s gradually becoming popular in Europe and America too.

I cultivates yam in large quantity; for my family needs, for my neighbors, and for open market where I sell the excess.

To preserve yams after harvest, you must provide cool and well ventilated area for yam storage. Cultivation of yam takes place at winter; around March and April, people have started cultivating yams.

The evidence that the yams are ready to be cultivated could be found from pictures below (sprouting yams). Local farmers used to store their yams in cool areas of their home which they obtain by covering their yams with dry grasses from their farms.

For me, I think it’s good to always go with newer foundings and better innovations. I stored my yams inside Bitcoin Cash house. It’s a house built with crypto currency (Bitcoin Cash), it was built for this purpose; a place where my community members can access organic foods produced in my multipurpose farm. People can buy with Bitcoin Cash, usd, or with fiat, but we offer good discount for those buying with BCH

The importance of storing yam in cool places is to avoid it spoilage, yams doesn’t like heat, heated environment could make to ferment or decay within 48hrs. But if properly stored, yams may stay up to 1 year without getting bad. Healthy yams sprouts around March; or as soon as it starts raining.

Looking at my pictures, you may observe two species of yam; one is sprouting while the other is domicile. The sprouting yam from the picture is called ‘water yam’ I don’t know the botanical name for it, but it high in water content and doesn’t contain much sugar, it sprouts very fast because it has enough water in itself that can sustain its stem to or above 6 meters long on a pole without the soil.

It’s the only yam type that is being recommended for diabetic patients because of its very low sugar content.

The other yarm specie in the picture is called white yam by my people. It’s an energy food as it contains sugar and highy in carbohydrates. It doesn’t contain lots of water; this is the reason why they find sprouting so difficult without being buried in the soil for moisture or rain.

Young folks and youths prefer this type to the first one (water yam) because of its sweetness and flavor. But elderly ones would prefer the water yam over the white yam because of its nutritional values and health benefits.

I cultivates up to 10 tons of yam tubas in my farm starting years back; after I received some support from Bitcoin Cash community in establishing bigger farm than what I had earlier.

I’m proudly a farmer, and I found farming natural and friendly; as it brings me closer to nature and to my environment. I delight so much joy from farming. From the picture above, you could see me planting yam tubas inside our multipurpose farm.

I hope you’re able to pick one or two things from my farm update today. Send me some comments and let me know how you feel; you can ask questions or send your contributions. Remember, I really do appreciate your constant support.

See you again in our farm next time.