Harvest & Storage
How to Store Yam and Root Crops
Handle yam, cassava, and roots carefully to reduce cuts, rot, and loss.
Do this first
Start with these checks
Action Steps
Do it in order
Avoid cuts during harvest
Keep roots shaded
Separate soft or damaged roots
Store where air can move and water cannot collect
What you need or check
- Shade, clean storage area, careful handling, and a way to separate damaged roots from good roots
How to do it
- Avoid cuts during harvest.
- Keep roots shaded.
- Separate soft or damaged roots.
- Store where air can move and water cannot collect.
Common mistake
Do not throw roots into piles. Do not store rotten roots with good ones.
Done when
Separate damaged roots before storage or transport.
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Ask what to check if harvested roots look soft, mouldy, or damaged.
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Why this matters
Handle yam, cassava, and roots carefully to reduce cuts, rot, and loss.
Extra tip
Use this skill to improve soil care, crop checks, harvest handling, and everyday farm decisions.
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