Maize
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Illovo Sugar Malawi donates 103ha to LUANAR for large-scale maize production
MALAWI – Illovo Sugar Malawi Plc, a subsidiary of Associated British Foods plc has donated 103 hectares to Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (Luanar)…
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Bayer partners Pairwise for gene editing to develop short-stature corn
GERMANY- German multinational biotech and pharmaceutical giant Bayer has joined forces with gene-editing company Pairwise to usher in a new era of short-stature corn, providing…
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Kenya plans to introduce mandatory flour blending in new strategy to boost food security
KENYA – In a move to reduce overreliance on maize, the government of Kenya is on course to make blended flour mandatory for millers effective…
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Kenyan maize farmers to smile all the way to bank as state plans on fair prices for the staple
KENYA – Kenya plans to purchase at least 1 million bags of maize from local farmers as part of the nation’s Strategic Food Reserve strategy…
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High cost of corn and oilcake propelling costly feed in South Africa
SOUTH AFRICA – Animal Feed Manufacturers Association (AFMA), the association that represents South Africa’s animal feed industry has reported that feed manufacturers in South Africa…