New bugs, found in Kenya, can help to control major maize pests: Telenomus remus, egg parasitoids of Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugipdera Dr. Robert Copeland, Biosystematics Unit, icipeInsect pests, such as maize stemborers and fall armyworm, increasingly challenge food production around the world. Huge demands for crops have meant agricultural systems have simplified and … [Read more...] about New bugs, found in Kenya, can help to control major maize pests | The Conversation
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SA News: Zim scales up maize imports from SA
Zim scales up maize imports from SA: Zimbabwe last week imported 16 210 tonnes of grain leaving South Africa with tighter stocks, according to Wandile Sihlobo, chief economist of the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz). Source: "South Africa" - BingNews DeMbare to tour South Africa: DYNAMOS are leaving nothing to chance as they seek to return to their … [Read more...] about SA News: Zim scales up maize imports from SA
Understanding the political economy of maize in Kenya | The Conversation
Understanding the political economy of maize in Kenya: A Kenyan women removes maize from husks. EPA/Stephen MorrisonMaize is the cheapest source of calories among the cereal grains, making up about 65% of total food calories consumed by households in Kenya. To meet this demand, maize is produced on 40% of the total crop area – mainly by smallholders. Kenya’s annual production … [Read more...] about Understanding the political economy of maize in Kenya | The Conversation
SA News: South Africa to harvest the highest maize crop in 40 years
South Africa to harvest the highest maize crop in 40 years: These are external links and will open in a new window South Africa is expecting to harvest its biggest maize crop in four decades, a year after drought devastated output of the country's staple food. Farmers are set to produce over 15 million tonnes which ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews Coke Studio Africa … [Read more...] about SA News: South Africa to harvest the highest maize crop in 40 years
Water Efficient Maize for Africa (WEMA) aims to enhance food security and improve rural livelihoods
Water Efficient Maize for Africa (WEMA) aims to enhance food security and improve rural livelihoods: The Water Efficient Maize for Africa (WEMA) Project – an international private-public partnership – show cased new insect-protected maize hybrids earlier this month in Gatyana (Willowvale) in the Eastern Cape. The programme aims to enhance food security and improve rural … [Read more...] about Water Efficient Maize for Africa (WEMA) aims to enhance food security and improve rural livelihoods
