Looking around, you might not realize it, but corn is everywhere. In one form or another, it's in the cereals in your cupboard, the cosmetics and medicines in your bathroom, the kibble in your pet's ...

African countries have become reliant on a few food items. Just 20 plant species now provide 90% of our food, with three—wheat, maize, and rice—accounting for 60% of all calories consumed on the ...

With the world’s population projected, according to the UN, to reach 9.8 billion by 2050, there will be many more mouths to feed. With this in mind, we need to improve crop yields, in order to supply ...

Maize (corn) is one of the world's most important staple crops and has great cultural significance for Indigenous peoples in the Americas. New work by Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra at UC Davis and international ...

PARIS, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Consultancy Strategie Grains further cut its monthly forecast for the European Union's drought-affected maize harvest, but said a wave of imports from Ukraine was helping ...

With a bumper maize crop expected in South Africa, exports are picking up pace, with the Far East accounting for a promising ...

In a step towards promoting crop diversification and conserving groundwater resources in the state, the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has introduced a new hybrid maize, PMH 17, for cultivation ...