Though the new crop is good news for most farmers in the country, seed availability will be critical to sustaining the momentum. By Bob Koigi A new maize variety that contains enhanced protein levels ...

Sanjay Yadav, a farmer from Piprali village, has shown new paths to self-sufficiency through natural and organic farming.

At this time of the year nearly all maize growing areas in Kenya have planted and the crop is at the vital stage where nutrition will determine the harvest. At this stage, farmers need to ensure that ...

The Plant Cell, Vol. 30, No. 10 (October 2018), pp. 2447-2462 (17 pages) The organic acid oxalate occurs in microbes, animals, and plants; however, excessive oxalate accumulation in vivo is toxic to ...

Using foliar feeds on maize challenged by soil nutrient deficiencies and drought increased yield by 36t/ha on a Welsh livestock farm. Nigel Bowyer and his family grow 8ha (20 acres) of maize at Ty ...

ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Replacing rice with more nutritious, less thirsty cereals could help India reduce hunger and chronic water stress and improve nutrition, experts said. Planting ...