Elephant foot yam is a remunerative and profitable stem tuber crop. The crop is gaining popularity due to its shade tolerance, easiness in cultivation, high productivity, less incidence of pests and diseases, steady demand and reasonably good price. Tubers are mainly used as vegetable after thorough cooking. Chips are made of starch-rich tubers. Tender stem and leaves are also used for vegetable purpose. Tubers contain 18.0% starch, 1-5% protein and up to 2 % fat. Leaves contain 2-3 % protein, 3 % carbohydrates and 4-7 % crude fibre. Cultivating of elephant foot yam is limited to India, Philippines, Sri Lanka and South East Asia.