The Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) has begun training agro-dealers to support 100,000 smallholder maize and soybean farmers. The initiative targets…
Browsing: Maize
The Federal Government says Nigeria requires no fewer than 25 million tonnes of maize annually to meet national demand and…
Cassava, rice, maize, and wheat account for 45 per cent of the calories consumed across Africa, highlighting the continent’s heavy…
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research–Indian Institute of Maize Research (ICAR-IIMR) and Biotech Consortium India Limited (BCIL) jointly organized a…
Teosinte is the wild ancestor of maize (corn), a group of tall grasses native to Mexico and Central America that were…
As farmers begin harvesting their crops in Sokoto State, residents are celebrating a welcome relief, food prices are dropping sharply…
In the farmlands of Gombe State, once lush with rows of maize and rice, a quiet crisis is unfolding. As…
China’s National Crop Variety Registration Committee (CNCVRC) has published its third list of genetically modified (GM) maize and soybean varieties…
The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) says it cannot guarantee the availability of poultry produce during the yuletide as maize hits one million naira per tonne.
The African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) says Nigeria will be self-sufficient in maize production by 2028 through the adoption of WEMA TELA maize by farmers across the country.