Farmers across northern Nigeria are expanding their farmlands to cultivate more of the high-yielding TELA maize variety following a bumper harvest last season. The move signals growing confidence ...

Ludhiana: Three maize hybrids developed by Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) have been identified for national release by the varietal identification committee (VIC) of the Indian Council of ...

Analysts predict a much better maize harvest this year in South Africa, as domestic maize prices have dropped in the past months, suggesting that consumers can expect maize meal prices to drop ...

Maize, a little-known crop three decades ago, continues its triumph over wheat, paddy and other crops due to its higher yield and profitability. In the current fiscal year (FY) 2024-25 ending in ...

South African farmers are expected to harvest 8% more maize in the 2024/2025 season compared with the previous one, the government's Crop Estimates Committee (CEC) said on Thursday. The CEC's first ...

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"We get fresh maize during this season and it is so tasty, " he underlined. Rubbing the roasted cob with lime dipped in salt gives an immense boost to the taste. In Telangana, maize is cultivated ...

For more than a year maize prices in Kenya and Malawi have been much higher compared with other countries in the east and southern Africa (ESA) region. Several factors explain this. In Kenya ...

I suggested their farms acquire hammer mills to powderise the stalks, leaves, and empty cobs and mix the powder with the top soil before maize cultivation in a new season. What about experimenting ...

The announcement that the Federal Government had launched the transgenic TELA maize varieties in the country raised concerns in some quarters. The TELA maize variety belongs to a category known as ...