Henry Sila Nzioki has developed a weed-killing fungus to improve food security. “I’m a plant pathologist at the Kenya ...

Farmers across northern Nigeria are expanding their farmlands to cultivate more of the high-yielding TELA maize variety following a bumper harvest last season. The move signals growing confidence ...

As part of the initiative, NARO scientists are developing maize varieties tailored to Busoga’s unique challenges, including resistance to striga, a destructive parasitic weed. “We’ve adopted ...

The US government has stepped up pressure on Kenya to level the playing field for its maize exports, citing trade practices such as steep taxes and cumbersome regulations. The US Trade ...

The Sh195m project’s main objective is to directly increase productivity, earnings of the targeted 150,000 potato farmers.

Varieties of maize found near Cuscu and Machu Pichu at Salineras de Maras on the Inca Sacred Valley in Peru, June 2007. The history of maize begins with its wild ancestor, teosinte. Teosinte bears ...