Farmers continue to grow the water-intensive crop for its assured economic returns despite awareness drives ...

Global food security is facing multiple challenges from population growth, resource constraints, and climate change. UN data shows that over one-third of global food is lost or wasted during ...

The African Agricultural Technology Foundation has intensified efforts to boost maize production in Kano State by sensitising farmers to the benefits of TELA hybrid maize, a climate-smart seed ...

New research establishes the amazing diversity of maize -- specifically the variety of proteins that the plant's genes can generate. The finding has great import for agriculture, as maize is one of ...

As grain-based ethanol leads the government's biofuel programme, questions are being raised over water use, foodgrain ...

ISLAMABAD: The Prime Minister’s new approval of the National Agricultural Biotechnology Policy has given Pakistan ...