Agricultural Story #19

Hello everyone, welcome to my blog! I am happy to participate in this contest organized by @ruthjoe. People have made millions of naira from agriculture or rearing different livestock. There are many farmers in my community who have built good houses with nice cars. This shows that agriculture is a profitable business one can invest in.

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Farmers have started planting yam because we are in a rainy season. Yam is one of the best foods; some people like to eat it with stew or fried egg. These tubers commonly originate in Africa and other parts of the country, like the Caribbean and Asia.

Yam has different colors when sliced, especially when you are about to cook it over a fire. They are less sweet than potatoes and do not have as much cholesterol. The Igbo people in the southern part of the country celebrate the yam festival at the end of the rainy season. After that, everyone can start to eat yam in their various houses. They see this festival as part of their culture where they express their gratitude to friends, community, and other well-wishers.

Here are the health benefits of eating yam:-

• A study showed that diosgenin in yam helps the brain to function properly, enabling a person to have good reasoning to find solutions to problems.

• Yam contains antioxidants that help fight or decrease colon tumors, causing cancer from growing. Yam is a food that is good for our health, and we must eat it to stay fit all the time.

• Yam improves our cholesterol levels. A human who eats yam daily may experience low cholesterol levels and improved weight loss.

• Yam can be added to our diet and is available in different forms. In the Western part of the country (Nigeria), yams are processed into yam flour, which our mothers use to make a good food called Amala in my local language.

• Yam intake aids our digestive system. The starch in yam breaks down our food for easy digestion and increases good bacteria in our gut.

Yam can be enjoyed in different ways; fried, boiled, or made into yam chips so that everyone in the family can enjoy it.

I would like to invite @josepha, @muzack1, and @entity01 to come and participate.