Culture and Food Security: A Study of the Factors Influencing the Endangerment and Decline in the Production and Utilization of Aerial Yam (Dioscorea Bulbifera) and Cocoyam (Xanthosoma Sagittifolium) in Imo State, Nigeria

This interdisciplinary study explored factors responsible for the underutilization of two local food crops aerial yam and cocoyam in selected communities in Imo State, Nigeria. This is necessary, because there have been no scientific explanations for their neglect. Data for the study were obtained from Researchers'-Made-Questionnaire (RMQ) and Focus Group Discussions (FGD). The Focus Group Discussants were mainly Cultivators of the crops. A total of 1500 copies of the questionnaire, distributed to 64 randomly selected rural communities were retrieved.