UG Releases Three New WACCI Hybrid Maize Varieties
The National Variety Release and Registration Committee of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, has approved and recommended three new ...
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Zimbabwe Bans Corn Imports After Bumper Crop
Zimbabwe has banned the import of corn after enjoying a bumper crop that authorities hope will be enough to feed ...
Planting For Food & Jobs Not ‘thought Through’
Government’s Planting for Food and Jobs programme has come under scrutiny by industry players a day after it was launched ...
Unemployed Graduates Engaged For ‘planting For Food and Jobs” In Volta
The Department of Agriculture in the Volta Region has engaged more than 100 unemployed graduates from agricultural institutions as Extension ...
Drought-Resistant Maize Seeds Introduced In Northern Region
Four varieties of hybrid maize have been introduced to farmers in the Northern Region to boost maize production in the ...
Armyworm Outbreak Could ‘spread’
The United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says it is concerned that the armyworm outbreak could spread to the ...
On A South African Farm, Despair Over Armyworm Attack
Peeling back the maize plant's leaves reveals a small brown caterpillar -- an armyworm that writhes as it burrows into ...
When You Sow, You Wait Before You Reap
Growing up, I spent time on the farm. I always enjoyed watching the maize seeds we sowed germinate, grow up ...