Area

Environmental conditions of yam growing

Cultivation

practices

Harvesting practices

Conservation

practices

Bondoukou

­ Tree savannah vegetation

­ Ferruginous soil

­ Average rainfall: 1284.3 mm

Average temperature: 26.80˚C

­ Mixed cropping

­ Herbicide clearing

­ Hand weeding

Machete

harvesting

Pit

Bouna

­ Tree savannah vegetation

­ Ferruginous soil

­ Average rainfall: 245.4 mm (January-Jun)

Average temperature: 26.80˚C

­ Polyculture

­ Herbicide clearing

­ Hand weeding

Machete

harvesting

Straw

Kouassi-Kouassikro

­ Pre-forest area

­ Ferralitic soil

­ Average rainfall: 1193.1 mm

Average temperature: 27.80˚C

­ Mixed cropping

­ Herbicide clearing

­ Herbicide and manual weeding

Hoe harvesting

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