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Development of Environmentally Safe, Insect Resistant Maize Varieties for Food Security in Kenya
Due to the current high population growth rate, there is an urgent need for new stem borer management technologies that can reduce the crop losses due to this pest, and thus increase maize production … more »
Sustainable Agriculture
Our Buddy, Corn
srchalup wrote 3 weeks ago: The corn is as low as an elephant’s toe? Just 2 or 3 weeks ago, it was about 70 centimeters … more »
No Ethanol from Maize in South Africa!
agribusiness wrote 1 month ago: South Africa’s new government lead the way in banning smoking in public (even the French can … more »
Development of Environmentally Safe, Insect Resistant Maize Varieties for Food Security in Kenya
Maryanne wrote 1 month ago: Due to the current high population growth rate, there is an urgent need for new stem borer managemen … more »
The Molecular Basis of Resistance in Rice to the Parasite striga Hermonthica
Maryanne wrote 2 months ago: Striga species are parasitic weeds that are widespread constraints to the production of staple cerea … more »
Lest we Forget
Andrea wrote 2 months ago: There was this post on Advertising for Peanuts about how people don’t really think a lot about … more »
Hybrid maize to create bigger revolution than bt cotton
Maryanne wrote 2 months ago: NEW DELHI; India (PTI)- Like bt cotton, hybrid varieties of maize, having higher protein content hav … more »
Food crisis: Zim rations maize
balkan wrote 2 months ago: Troubled Zimbabwe has started rationing the staple maize-meal amid worsening relations with neighbou … more »
Kenya: Harsh Weather Patterns to Shrink Maize Production
Maryanne wrote 2 months ago: Steve Mbogo Kenyans could soon be forced to adjust their eating habits as the favourite maize meal b … more »
New methods of pest control - Breaking the stem borer's power
Maryanne wrote 2 months ago: by Jürg Bürgi In Kenya, voracious stem borers destroy a significant part of the maize crop every … more »
World Bank says corn is for eating.
feedpeoplefirst wrote 2 months ago: Increased bio-fuel production has contributed to the rise in food prices, according a new report fr … more »
All systems go ...
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zimbabwebound wrote 2 months ago: On Tuesday we had our workers at Willow Park harvest the maize crop which we planted in November of … more »
The Power of Food and Fuel
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iolscommentary wrote 2 months ago: Africa The Power of Food and Fuel by Shafinaaz Hassim On a recent trip to Malawi the social sc … more »
The Biofuels Situation
daveharcourt wrote 2 months ago: Just a short comment, when the biofuels debate reaches the front page of Time magazine, it is surely … more »
Sky High Wheat $ = Expensive Bread + Butter
shadowphenyx wrote 3 months ago: As powerful businesses rush to cash in on the biofuel gold rush, food prices are going up worldwide … more »
STARCHY FEEDSTOCKS
qibioenergy wrote 4 months ago: Another potential ethanol feedstock is starch. Starch molecules are made up of long chains of gluco … more »
lost in the maize
gwencoyne wrote 4 months ago: © 2008 Gwen Coyne. All rights reserved. … more »
Amazing Maize: First Cultivated in Oaxaca 6,000+ Years Ago
ValleyGirl wrote 4 months ago: It’s amazing to know that in a farming area southeast of Oaxaca City, likely somewhere in the … more »
Why Take the Long Road?
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archaeologyknits wrote 4 months ago: I am a huge fan of Skeptic Magazine, and am always sure to pick up every issue. Needless to say I … more »
Maize Harvests To Fall By 30% - Thanksgiving Pageants Are First To Suffer
mtbrooks wrote 5 months ago: But seriously, the Earth is fucked. “Climate change could cause severe crop losses in South As … more »
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