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

German pharmaceutical, biotechnology and crop science company Bayer AG has opened a new maize seed facility in Kabwe, Zambia. Bayer has invested around $35m in the new facility, which will triple ...

We would have to work so hard, but receive little.” Indigenous communities around the world are losing the crops their ...

Hyderabad: A total of 16 different crop varieties released by Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University ...

Cold overnight conditions have meant soil temperatures are rising slowly this spring and although temperatures are at their optimum for sowing, in some areas care still needs to be taken. The decision ...

During a visit to Mulugu, Hussain Naik met local tribal farmers who reported that their crops were decimated after companies ...

Kachua upazila in the district has seen a bumper maize harvest this year, bringing a wave of enthusiasm among local farmers, ...

“Women have always played a key role in seed saving and management,” he says. In Nicaragua, a Swiss NGO is working with more than 7,000 farmers to identify native breeds of maize, grains, beans, and ...