The Gross Value Added (GVA) in India’s agriculture and allied sector, including crops, livestock, fisheries and horticulture at current prices, was recorded at 10.4 per cent in 2024-25, the Parliament ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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

Climate change caused drought and flooding is damaging Nigeria’s staple foods, maize, cassava, millet and yam, smallholder ...

Corn is a colossal grain in the global food and feed chain, with the U.S. producing roughly 30% of the world's supply, or ...

When a maize plant is attacked by the fungus Ustilago maydis, tumor-like tissue growths occur at the site of infection. How the pathogen causes this response in its host has long been unknown. But a ...

Plants do not rely only on their leaves to feed on carbon dioxide. A new study in Carbon Research reveals that maize roots can act as an active “second mouth” for carbon, taking up CO2 from the soil ...

Dual emission carbon dots strengthen maize photosynthesis and stress tolerance by converting light more efficiently and reducing oxidative damage, offering a new approach to crop resilience in saline ...

This study, conducted on maize seedlings, investigated how plants respond to excess copper at a molecular level Copper stress caused widespread changes in gene activity, altering over 3,300 genes, and ...