The current activities in the secondary schools, demonstrated in the empowerment of selected schools in Akure South Local Government in seed yam production, were of ten secondary schools in Akure South Local Government Area, being selected for a case experimentation. The harvested seed yam tubers were showcased in an exhibition held on the 18th January 2024 at Oyemekun Grammar School, Akure, Ondo State Nigeria.                                                                                           

The  farming practices in pictures are presented below:

Students in Oyemekun Grammar School, Akure, Ondo State Nigeria, participating in the nursery operations of the Seed Yam tubers production.

Yam sett seedlings, planted in soil-filled sacks in Akure secondary commercial, Akure, Ondo State Nigeria.

Students from selected secondary schools, displaying the harvested seed yam tubers at the Seed Yam exhibition held on 18th January 2024 at Oyemekun Grammar School, Akure, Ondo State Nigeria.

Cross section of secondary school students from selected schools at the Seed Yam exhibition, held on 18th January 2024 at Oyemekun Grammar School, Akure, Ondo State Nigeria.

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