Manageable-scale elephant foot yam growers earn extra income

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Myanmar elephant foot yams are primarily purchased by China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea.

The locals from Kyeikdon town, Kayin State are growing the elephant foot yam in the backyard of their house on a manageable scale.
The yams are cultivated two or three feet apart and they are growing well without using fertilizer. The cultivated yams could be harvested in the next three years. Each yam plant could produce about one or five visses while some yams can yield about six visses. Last year, the price of fresh yams reached the maximum of K 1,500 per viss (a viss equals 1.6 kg).
Myanmar elephant foot yams are primarily purchased by China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea. — Kyeikdon IPRD/GNLM

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