Challenging wet weather, waterlogged soils and flooded sites mean growers must be flexible and develop a farm-specific ...

Farmers across Oyam District in Northern Uganda are set to benefit from a major agricultural support initiative following the ...

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 ...

Ludhiana: ICAR–Indian Institute of Maize Research (ICAR-IIMR), Ludhiana, successfully undertook a first-time maize hybrid seed production trial in a farmer's field in Punjab. The trial was conducted ...

“Thanks to this new maize, I am the proud owner of a mobile phone!”, says 80-year old grandma “My age-mates reckon I am getting younger every year,” says Mary Muthoni from Kimunyu Location in Gatundu, ...

Faced with a reliance on maize but driven by a commitment to regenerative farming principles, Lucy and Rob Noad set out to prove that maize can be grown ...

Farmers in southern Zimbabwe are shifting back to growing traditional small grains and maize after experiencing food shortages from the failure of their hybrid maize crops, which haven’t adapted well ...

Understanding the evolution and domestication of maize has been a holy grail for many researchers. As one of the most important crops worldwide and as a crop that appears very different from its wild ...