The domestication of maize is one of the greatest examples of humankind's impact on evolution. Early farmers' pre-industrial plant breeding choices turned corn from a nearly inedible crop into the ...
Farmers can still plant some other crops, in particular short-season varieties of traditional grains, beans, sweet potatoes and sunflowers. About 1 750 407 hectares of maize were planted ...
Government on Friday lifted an eight-day import ban on key grains such as maize and wheat, after investigations noted that the plant disease that provoked the decision is largely transmitted through ...
Under the government incentives, each farmer has received two kilograms of maize seeds, 20 kilograms of Diammonium Phosphate (DAP), and 10 kilograms of Muriate of Potash (MoP). So far, 12,500 farmers ...