At the beginning of the yam harvest, the yams stay on display in gardens for about a month before the gardener takes them to the owner.

The land diving ritual is associated with the annual yam harvest.

A good dive helps ensure a bountiful yam harvest.

Technically, the time of yam harvest is significant because tower construction is best done during the dry season.

What, will these people return to the hills for the ceremony of the yam harvest?

This practice transformed into a ritual for rich yam harvest and also for proving manhood.

According to tradition, the naghol ceremony is a ritual to ensure a bountiful yam harvest.

The biggest yam harvest, globally, was in 2008, when the world produced 54 million metric tonnes of yam.

For Nigerians currently feasting on and celebrating the yam harvest with carnival-like festivities, the starchy tuber is more than a food staple.

Fields look green and fertile and seem to promise a good yam harvest.