Tag: Maize
AGRA launches a 300,000 Maize farmer training program in Kaduna State
A coalition of agriculture support organizations, the Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), has launched a resiliency and capacity-building program for 300,000 smallholder...
Malawi and Zambia to supply Zimbabwe with 400,000 tons of maize
The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has announced that Zimbabwe will import 400,000 tonnes of white maize from Zambia and Malawi, as the...
Maize and Wheat Prices Hit its Highest Level
Global agricultural commodity prices maize and wheat hit their highest level ever last month, and the trend has continued in recent weeks.
"In March, the...
Nigeria: Maize production increase by 60%
The annual production of maize in 2015 was 8 million metric tons but it rose to 20 million metric tons in 2020 which is...
Nigeria set to deregulate TELA Maize variety.
All Efforts to avail smallholder farmers in Nigeria with maize variety that combines drought tolerance, insect resistance, and other important yield and disease resistance...
Tanzania and IFAD partner to build resilience of small-scale farmers in...
The government of Tanzania and IFAD partner to boost productivity, improve food security and build resilience of small-scale farmers in the face of the...
Call for consultants for the development of the Aflasafe commercialization strategy...
IITA has opened the opportunity for recruitment of consultants for the development and design of the Aflasafe commercialization strategy for Zambia
Deadline: May 7 2021
Background
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A Ghanaian maize farmer thrives on the ashes of destroyed forest
For years, Christiana Akwabea admired the vast fields she visited in neighboring districts to buy maize for reselling and dreamed of one...
Nigeria: Government approves maize import for Premier Feeds and others
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved emergency importation of maize to boost food Security and end hunger in Nigeria. The...
East African Grain Council (EAGC) and IITA Partner To reduce Aflatoxin...
The Eastern Africa Grain Council (EAGC) and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) have signed an agreement to work together to...
