Maize
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Zimbabwe to produce 5% more corn in 2023/24, but imports could reach half a million tonnes to meet demand-USDA
ZIMBABWE – Zimbabwe’s corn crop for the marketing year 2023/24 could reach 1.5 million metric tons, an increase of 5% from the previous marketing year’s…
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Zimbabwe’s seed producer Seed Co eyes DRC market
ZIMBABWE – Zimbabwe’s largest seed producer Seed Co Limited is in talks with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to supply certified seeds to…
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Maize crop at risk from devastating fall armyworm pest resurgence , FAO warns
KENYA – African Armyworm, a destructive pest, has resurfaced in six Eastern African countries, including Kenya, prompting an alert from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).…
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The US government gives a nod to Bayer’s short-stature GM corn, but hurdles remain
USA – The US government has given a nod to a new type of genetically modified corn developed by Bayer AG (BAYGn.DE), a global farm chemicals…
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Angolan maize prices ease by 41% on the back of the 2022/2023 agricultural campaign
ANGOLA – The price of maize in the Alto Luena market, the main point of sale of the staple commodity, has registered a 41 percent…