This story is one of a series about how hidden innovations produce the foods we eat at the prices we pay. It has been edited for length and clarity. As told to Krithika Varagur. I’ve been a farmer for ...

Kenya: Kenya Seed Company Managing Director Willy Bett has assured farmers of adequate and quality maize seeds ahead of this year’s planting season. Mr Bett said the company has produced enough seeds ...

Emily Sanjira and her family have been struggling with hunger as hybrid maize varieties keep failing under harsh weather in ...

Because Kenya’s agriculture is rain-fed, local breeders for maize seeds mould their research to fit into rain patterns in various parts of the country. For this reason, breeders concentrate ...

President William Ruto’s Government has announced a reduction in maize seed prices under a newly rolled-out subsidy programme targeting farmers ahead of the 2025/2026 planting season. In a directive ...

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After the first successful agricultural breakthrough in growing hybrid maize for seed production in Punjab, the Indian Institute of Maize Research (IIMR) is set to conduct trials for cultivating the ...

By Gus Trompiz and Michael Hogan PARIS, April 24 (Reuters) - Maize is set to lose more area in Europe this year as a jump in ...

Teosinte, the wild ancestor of maize, has three times the seed protein content of most modern maize strains. Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences Headquarters tracked down the mechanisms ...