Aligning Yam market segments with breeding targets in Côte d'Ivore: A value chain perspective
Yam is the leading non-cereal food crop in Côte d’Ivoire. With annual production about 8 million tons in 2023, it plays a strategic role in achieving national food security. However, the sector faces challenges: population growth, the emergence of competing cash crops such as cashew, emerging diseas...
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| author | Diby, N'Nan A. Sylvie Mobio, Aubin Jacob Kouassi, Hermann Antonin Kanon, Landry Alban Deffan, Prudence Kahndo Ehounou, Emmanuel Dibi, Evrard Konan Tran, Thierry Kouakou, Amani M. Dufour, Dominique Mbéguié-A-Mbéguié, Didier |
| author_browse | Deffan, Prudence Kahndo Dibi, Evrard Konan Diby, N'Nan A. Sylvie Dufour, Dominique Ehounou, Emmanuel Kanon, Landry Alban Kouakou, Amani M. Kouassi, Hermann Antonin Mbéguié-A-Mbéguié, Didier Mobio, Aubin Jacob Tran, Thierry |
| author_facet | Diby, N'Nan A. Sylvie Mobio, Aubin Jacob Kouassi, Hermann Antonin Kanon, Landry Alban Deffan, Prudence Kahndo Ehounou, Emmanuel Dibi, Evrard Konan Tran, Thierry Kouakou, Amani M. Dufour, Dominique Mbéguié-A-Mbéguié, Didier |
| author_sort | Diby, N'Nan A. Sylvie |
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| description | Yam is the leading non-cereal food crop in Côte d’Ivoire. With annual production about 8 million tons in 2023, it plays a strategic role in achieving national food security. However, the sector faces challenges: population growth, the emergence of competing cash crops such as cashew, emerging diseases, and climate change. Ensuring a year-round supply of quality yams to the market requires innovative approaches, grounded in a clear understanding of production systems, marketing structures, and market segmentation.
This study combines literature reviews and field survey data to (1) provide an overview of the yam sector and (2) analyze market structuring and flow dynamics.
Yam production in Côte d’Ivoire is concentrated in the central and northern regions. The former is dominated by late-maturing varieties, largely destined for subsistence consumption, while the northern region focuses on early-maturing varieties for commercial purposes. The yam market is supplied year-round with seven to eight main varieties, with Kponan being the most in demand. Distribution
involves multiple stakeholders and follows four main types of supply chains, organized across three functional zones: the production
(export) zone, the consumption (receiving) zone, and the redistribution (mixed) zone. Yam prices fluctuate according to seasonality, varietal quality, and the distance between production and consumption zones.
Yams are typically sold by weight or in heaps. One key finding from our survey-based study is that late-maturing varieties have more superior storage capacity than early maturing ones. It is therefore recommended that breeders consider yam storage capacity as an additional key trait during hybrid selection. Hybrids with strong storage capacity, combined with appropriate agronomic practices, could help stabilize market supply while ensuring quality traits valued by consumers. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1765492025-10-06T10:00:14Z Aligning Yam market segments with breeding targets in Côte d'Ivore: A value chain perspective Diby, N'Nan A. Sylvie Mobio, Aubin Jacob Kouassi, Hermann Antonin Kanon, Landry Alban Deffan, Prudence Kahndo Ehounou, Emmanuel Dibi, Evrard Konan Tran, Thierry Kouakou, Amani M. Dufour, Dominique Mbéguié-A-Mbéguié, Didier yams market segmentation target product profile plant breeding storage Côte d'Ivoire Yam is the leading non-cereal food crop in Côte d’Ivoire. With annual production about 8 million tons in 2023, it plays a strategic role in achieving national food security. However, the sector faces challenges: population growth, the emergence of competing cash crops such as cashew, emerging diseases, and climate change. Ensuring a year-round supply of quality yams to the market requires innovative approaches, grounded in a clear understanding of production systems, marketing structures, and market segmentation. This study combines literature reviews and field survey data to (1) provide an overview of the yam sector and (2) analyze market structuring and flow dynamics. Yam production in Côte d’Ivoire is concentrated in the central and northern regions. The former is dominated by late-maturing varieties, largely destined for subsistence consumption, while the northern region focuses on early-maturing varieties for commercial purposes. The yam market is supplied year-round with seven to eight main varieties, with Kponan being the most in demand. Distribution involves multiple stakeholders and follows four main types of supply chains, organized across three functional zones: the production (export) zone, the consumption (receiving) zone, and the redistribution (mixed) zone. Yam prices fluctuate according to seasonality, varietal quality, and the distance between production and consumption zones. Yams are typically sold by weight or in heaps. One key finding from our survey-based study is that late-maturing varieties have more superior storage capacity than early maturing ones. It is therefore recommended that breeders consider yam storage capacity as an additional key trait during hybrid selection. Hybrids with strong storage capacity, combined with appropriate agronomic practices, could help stabilize market supply while ensuring quality traits valued by consumers. 2025-09 2025-09-18T05:41:52Z 2025-09-18T05:41:52Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176549 en Open Access application/pdf CGIAR Science Program on Breeding for Tomorrow Dilby, N., Mobio, A., Kouassi, H., Kanon, L., Deffan, P., Ehounou, E., Dibi, E., Tran, T., Kouakou, A., Dufour, D., & Mbéguié-A-Mbéguié, D. 2025. Aligning yam market segments with breeding targets in Côte d’Ivoire: A value chain perspective. Market Intelligence Brief Series 25, Montpellier: CGIAR. |
| spellingShingle | yams market segmentation target product profile plant breeding storage Côte d'Ivoire Diby, N'Nan A. Sylvie Mobio, Aubin Jacob Kouassi, Hermann Antonin Kanon, Landry Alban Deffan, Prudence Kahndo Ehounou, Emmanuel Dibi, Evrard Konan Tran, Thierry Kouakou, Amani M. Dufour, Dominique Mbéguié-A-Mbéguié, Didier Aligning Yam market segments with breeding targets in Côte d'Ivore: A value chain perspective |
| title | Aligning Yam market segments with breeding targets in Côte d'Ivore: A value chain perspective |
| title_full | Aligning Yam market segments with breeding targets in Côte d'Ivore: A value chain perspective |
| title_fullStr | Aligning Yam market segments with breeding targets in Côte d'Ivore: A value chain perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | Aligning Yam market segments with breeding targets in Côte d'Ivore: A value chain perspective |
| title_short | Aligning Yam market segments with breeding targets in Côte d'Ivore: A value chain perspective |
| title_sort | aligning yam market segments with breeding targets in cote d ivore a value chain perspective |
| topic | yams market segmentation target product profile plant breeding storage Côte d'Ivoire |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176549 |
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