South African farmers have increased their maize planting by 3%, with a total of 2.67 million hectares planted this year, ...

At dawn in a village near Chipala Extension Planning Area in Kasungu, Christina Constantin Mvula cups a handful of tiny millet seeds and lets them slip through her fingers. They look ordinary, yet ...

A looming dry spell is set to hit 19 districts mostly in the Southern Region and parts of the Central Region within the next ...

Tucked away in a remote desert town, a hidden vault safeguards Chile's most precious natural treasures. From long-forgotten flowers to endangered crops.

Despite decades of reform and strong public research institutions, Bangladesh’s seed system continues to fall short of meeting farmers’ needs. Structural gaps in access, affordability, and climate res ...

Policymakers and industry stakeholders say it is time to unlock maize’s untapped potential, calling for better crop ...

Venkatesan Sundaresan, a Distinguished Professor of plant biology and plant sciences at the University of California, Davis, ...

Corn tortillas are a good source of nutrients that can give your overall health a boost, including your heart and gut.

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Across large parts of northern Tanzania, gully erosion – soil erosion caused by flowing water – is cutting deep scars through fertile farmland, grazing areas, roads and even villages. These gullies ...

Eggs as functional foods: this review explores enrichment techniques that enhance nutrient bioavailability and support health ...

A major boost to electricity reliability has arrived for Nyanza and thewider Western Kenya following the successful energisation of theSondu–Ndhiwa–Homa Bay–Awendo 132kV transmission line and ...