Maize
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Fall army warms wreak havoc in Uganda, destroying 524,000 hectares of maize crop
UGANDA – Fall army warms (Spodoptera frugiperda) have descended on farmlands in Uganda destroying 2,024.02 square miles (524,000 hectares) in Nakaseke District, Uganda, Business Focus…
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Kenya receives 30,000 tonnes of wheat from Ukraine as developing maize crop falls prey to fall armyworms
KENYA – Kenya has received 30,000 metric tonnes of wheat from Ukraine as part of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s ‘Grain from Ukraine’ (GfU) humanitarian program.…
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Kenya allows importation of additional 500,000 tonnes of duty-free maize and rice
KENYA – The government of Kenya has endorsed the importation of additional 500,000 tonnes of white duty-free maize and 500,000 tonnes of rice to cushion…
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Togo’s cereal production for 2023/24 in jeopardy following steep rise in certified seeds
Togo – The new prices for certified seeds by the National Network of Certified Seed Producers (RNPSC-Togo) could negatively affect Togo’s cereal production for 2023/24,…
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Kenya commissions grain storage facilities in Nakuru county to curb post-harvest losses
KENYA – Farmers in Nakuru County, one of the major maize growing areas in Kenya, are poised for better days following the commissioning of two…