Location (States):
Rivers, Cross Rivers, Imo, Anambra, Ondo, Edo, Delta,
Ogun, Oyo, Kogi, Kwara,Ekiti, Benue, Plateau, Abia,
Niger, Kaduna, Taraba, Adamawa and FCT.

Annual Production (MetricTonnes): 
26,421,000 for 2002

Industrial uses:
Yam chips and flour.

Process Technology/Equipment:
Washing, peeling, slicing, drying chipping/milling and sieving , packing.

Equipment:
Washer, peelers, slicer, dryer, chipper/milling , sieving and packaging.

Status/Prospects:
Industrial potentials not fully explored.

R&D Activities: Not available.