Analysis Of The Role Of Women In Cocoyam Production: Implications For Agribusiness Development In Abia State, A Case Study Of Umuahia North L.G.A. Abia State Nigeria

ABSTRACT

The Analysis of Role of Women in Cocoyam Production: Implication for Agicbusiness Development in Nigeria was researched into. The result showed that women in the area studied viewed Agriculture as a major means of livelihood. Cocoyam is also one of the major crops grown in different forms. The result also showed that cocoyam production and processing has not been fully utilized because of ineffective research on genetic improvement, plant diseases prevention, extension services, shortages of planting materials and post harvest storage problems. It was al so recommended that the problems of quality and quantity production of cocoyam should be solved by establishing Research Institutions on genetic improvements. More production of cocoyam should be encouraged " th rough researches into modern utilization of cocoyam on commercial basis. Finally, post-harvest utilization of cocoyam corms should be encouraged through modern processing technologies