Sustaining diversity of yams in northern Ghana - Managing Agrodiversity the Traditional Way - page 90

Origin
(according Agronomic Length of Weight of

Yam type to farmers) Main use characteristics Other remarks tuber (cm) tuber (kg)

13. Baamuyegu Dagbon Consumed locally Cripping plant - 20 0.1

14. Liilya Yendi area Cash crop, sometimes Stacked plant - 19 0.6

eaten at homes

15. Kiki Yendi area Cash crop, sometimes Stacked plant - NA NA

eaten at homes

16. Dakpani Yendi area Cash crop, sometimes Stacked plant - 15 0.3

eaten at homes

17. Baayeri Dagbon Consumed locally as Stacked, also pricked - 19 0.2

sliced yam, and fufu ,
Sold as cash crop

18. Goenyeni Dagbon Consumed locally Cripping plant - 28 3.1

(sliced and roasted)

19. Mogni-nyugo Yendi area Consumed locally (sliced Cripping plant - NA NA

and roasted, as fufu ),
also used as cash crop

20. Gun-gonsalli Dagbon Consumed locally as sliced Cripping plant - 14 0.9

yam, good for fufu or
roasted. Not sold

21. Nyuwogu Dagbon Consumed locally Stacked plant - 25 2.7

(sliced and roasted)

22. Nkanfu South Ghana Consumed locally as Stacked Due to bitter taste, it is cooked 6 0.1

sliced yam and left overnight to be eaten

the following morning

23. Friginli Dagbon Consumed cooked and Stacked Aerial yam 10 0.1

roasted, also cash crop

24. Kukulga Dagbon Consumed cooked and Stacked Aerial yam 37 1.4

roasted, also cash crop