DODOMA: THE government has defended the annual purchase of maize seeds by farmers, saying most varieties grown in the country ...

This story is one of a series about how hidden innovations produce the foods we eat at the prices we pay. It has been edited for length and clarity. As told to Krithika Varagur. I’ve been a farmer for ...

The uptake of hybrid maize seeds among farmers is set to increase considerably by 2030, with Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB) releasing more high-performing and ...

Kenya: Kenya Seed Company Managing Director Willy Bett has assured farmers of adequate and quality maize seeds ahead of this year’s planting season. Mr Bett said the company has produced enough seeds ...

Teosinte, the wild ancestor of maize, has three times the seed protein content of most modern maize strains. Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences Headquarters tracked down the mechanisms ...

Senior maize breeder at the IIMR, Bhupender Kumar, said a field trial was undertaken during the late kharif season in August ...

Maize is a staple food crop for many subsistence farmers. Destructive pests have emerged causing crop losses.The cheering news is that scientists have developed disease-resistant varieties of maize.

In a meeting with seed dealers, Chief Agricultural Officer Gurdeep Singh directed them to ensure that the farmers get maize ...

Helen Anne Curry receives funding from the Wellcome Trust. Last summer I grew three varieties of corn in my tiny garden. I knew from the start that my harvest, if any, would be meagre. The plants ...

At dawn in a village near Chipala Extension Planning Area in Kasungu, Christina Constantin Mvula cups a handful of tiny millet seeds and lets them slip through her fingers. They look ordinary, yet ...