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Senegal, Turkey partner on 500-hectare maize farm to boost local output
Turkey’s TIGEM will develop a 500-hectare maize farm in Senegal under a public-private partnership.
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Kenyan lawmakers raise alarm over NCPB’s use of illegal 90 kg maize bags
NCPB uses 90kg bags for its strategic grain reserves and purchases, despite the crops (food crops) regulations 2019 capping the weight for packaging food crops at 50kgs.
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Rwandan maize farmers warn of production decline as input prices surge
Maize production is projected to increase from 553,953 tonnes in 2023 to 874,337 tonnes by 2028/29, a level farmers say is unachievable.
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India approves confined field trials for GM maize
Regulators give Bayer, Rasi Seeds, and ICAR the green light to advance GM crop testing at designated sites.
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Uganda taps maize for biofuel as government seals partnership with Bukona Agro Processors
The programme will enable over 10,000 smallholder farmers from Nwoya District to supply 30,000 tonnes of maize annually