Ethiopia’s Direct Seed Marketing (DSM) initiative has significantly improved maize seed adoption and yields by fostering a ...

For 56-year-old Ranganai Shonhiwa, a smallholder farmer from Murehwa district in Zimbabwe, maize is life. This vital crop not ...

The UP government has set a target to double maize production by 2027, recognising its versatility and growing demand, ...

During 2024, various crop cultivars in 10 different crops -- 7 in bread wheat, 3 in rice, 8 maize hybrids, 1 pearl millet hybrid, 2 chickpea cultivars, 1 pigeon pea hybrid, 3 mung bean varieties, 1 ...

Maize, a little-known crop three decades ago, continues its triumph over wheat, paddy and other crops due to its higher yield and profitability. In the current fiscal year (FY) 2024-25 ending in ...

For the season to date 427,000t of wheat for bioethanol and starch production was used which is a drop of 27% from the previous year. Maize usage by the human and industrial sector in 2024 was ...

Wheat growers in Nebraska often wonder if hybrid wheat could lead to increased yield and new beneficial traits like those seen in corn or sorghum hybrids. Recently, hybrid wheat research has seen ...