Maize
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Kenya locks out millers from duty-free maize imports over prices
KENYA – Kenyan maize meal consumers may further dip deeper into their pockets as millers fallout with the government over maize import prices. Kenya has…
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GM Foods debate: Mexico scraps plan to ban GM corn for animal feed, Pakistan ban on GM soybean affects imports
MEXICO – Mexico has scrapped a deadline to ban genetically modified corn for animal feed and industrial use amid trade tensions with the United States…
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Maize production in sub-Saharan Africa to decline by about 40 percent by 2050: World Bank report
SUB-SAHARA AFRICA – The World Bank forecasts maize production in sub-Saharan Africa to decline by about 40 percent by 2050 unless mechanization is fast-tracked, Star…
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Farmers to wait longer for GM Maize seeds as court cases block distribution
KENYA – Four court cases have blocked the release and distribution of 11 metric tonnes of genetically modified maize seeds that were to be made…
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Kenyans may soon enjoy affordable wheat prices but maize prices to remain elevated due to delayed imports
KENYA – A bulk carrier has docked at the port of Mombasa with Russian wheat of undisclosed capacity that may herald the era of lower wheat…