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Improved manure management – getting more from a limited resource
June 5, 2017 Editor 0
A farmer and his son stand in front of their new manure collection structure. Photo credit: Sebastian Scott. In the cropping season of 2015/2016, Africa RISING expanded its work in Zambia under the Sustainable Intensification theme to trials on improved manure handling. This work is led by Grassroots Trusts in collaboration with CRS. Many smallholder […]
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Nigeria to combat vitamin A deficiency with hybrid maize
August 31, 2012 Editor 0
Nigeria’s fight against vitamin A deficiency received a boost last month, with the launch of two vitamin-enriched maize hybrids. Go to Source
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Farmers to Benefit From Developed Maize Seed Varieties
August 14, 2012 Editor 0
This article refers to the collaboration between foreign scientists and Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) to develop new maize varieties resistant to emerging diseases and climate change. Go to Source
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Climate change could open trade opportunities for some vulnerable nations
July 29, 2012 Editor 0
(Stanford University) Unlike many developing nations, Tanzania has the potential to benefit from climate change, according to researchers from Stanford University, the World Bank, and Purdue University. In the future, the African country may be able to both increase maize exports and take advantage of higher commodity prices with trading partners. Go to Source
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‘Most comprehensive’ genetic analysis of maize plant will help raise yields, expand its range
June 7, 2012 Editor 0
An international research team involving 17 institutions including Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory has published the most comprehensive analysis to date of the maize genome. It is an achievement that substantially increases scientists’ understanding of differences across related but different species of the plant, which most North Americans call corn, as well as the nature of […]
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Maize diversity discoveries may help ease world’s hunger pangs
June 6, 2012 Editor 0
Researchers at the University of California, Davis, report that ancient farmers had a stronger impact on the evolution of maize, or corn, than modern plant breeders have had on the grain — now one of the world’s top production crops. Go to Source
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