Maize breeders’ and researchers from KARLO view the new maize hybrid that is resistant to the Maize Lethal Necrosis (MLN) viral disease that has wreaked havoc across the country. (Courtesy) The low ...

Paul-andré Calatayud is employed by IRD and is a visiting scientist at icipe. He receives funding for his research from both IRD and icipe. Sevgan Subramanian receives funding from icipe and the ...

Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) is an invasive agricultural pest, which first hit West Africa in 2016 and quickly spread across the continent. Experts have now found that the pest’s impact on ...

Avidin is a glycoprotein found in chicken egg white, that sequesters the vitamin biotin. Here we show that when present in maize at levels of ≥100 p.p.m., avidin is toxic to and prevents development ...

Farmers under Cereal Growers Association (CGA) have opposed Government plans to allow duty free maize importation into the country from July and the 16 per cent taxation on pest control products. In a ...

Agriculture department has advised that farmers growing maize should ensure the control of harmful pests in the spring maize crop during the current month. Assistant Director Plant Protection, Pest ...

KEEMBE, Zambia (Reuters) - The foul odour of pesticides hangs in the tropical air as a team of men in blue work suits and respirators sprays a field of maize in this rural corner of Zambia, the ...