Maize News in English
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85Nigeria : Our farmers lost over N100m to maize farm attack –Rep
Hon. Bashir Zubairu Birnin Gwari reported that farmers in his constituency lost over N100 million due to a bandit attack on maize...
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79Maize dry matters fall 3% in varied year
Trouw Nutrition GB's recent forage sampling shows a 3% decline in maize dry matter (DM), averaging 30.7% due to a wet spring...
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125Maize research body seeks funding to undertake research on managing aflatoxin in DDGS
India's maize research institute (IIMR) has indicated that aflatoxin levels in dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS), a by-product of ethanol production...
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68Nigeria : Bandits set farms on fire, destroy harvested maize in Kaduna
Bandits set fire to harvested maize on six farms in the Kwaga and Unguwar Zako communities of Birnin Gwari Local Government Area,...
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91Zambia Govt gives FRA K500m to pay maize farmers
The Zambian government has released 500 million Kwacha to the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) for payments to farmers who sold maize to...
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102Global competition and local challenges shake South African maize prices
South Africa's maize prices are under pressure due to production challenges, exchange rate fluctuations, and international competition. The summer drought has reduced...
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89France raises wheat, maize crop estimates, cuts sugar beet
France's farm ministry revised its 2024 crop projections, increasing soft wheat output to 25.6 million tons, although still 27% lower than 2023....
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85Maize research body seeks funding to undertake research on managing aflatoxin in DDGS
Amid concerns over aflatoxin levels in dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) and an increasing demand by the feed industry for its...
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85Nigeria : Unilorin releases drought-resistant maize variety
The University of Ilorin has introduced its first drought-tolerant and striga-resistant maize hybrid, ILOMAZ 3, developed by Dr. Folusho Bankole and colleagues...
