Maize

Improving food safety on the farm: experimental evidence from Kenya on agricultural incentives and subsidies as public health investments

Evidence continues to mount that foodborne illness imposes a staggering health burden in developing countries. However, standard approaches used by developed country governments to ensure food safety are not appropriate in settings where regulatory enforcement capacity is weak and most firms are small and informal.

Publication Date:

01/07/2018

Author(s): Vivian Hoffmann, Kelly Jones

Source: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Tags:

Food Safety, Agriculture, Subsidies, Health Effects, Kenya, Africa, Farmers, Maize

Climate Change

Home truths at conclave on climate

Patna: Maize, paddy and lentil are three potential climate resilient crops for Bihar, according to a report by Action on Climate Today that was presented on the concluding day of the two-day East I

Publication Date:

26/06/2018

Source: Telegraph (Ranchi)

Tags:

Climate Change, Crops, Maize, Rice, Agriculture, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Agriculture

Nigeria: AfDB to Invest $120 Million to Boost Cassava, Others

Abuja — The African Development Bank (AfDB) yesterday said it would invest $120 million in the next two to three years to boost productivity and transform cassava and other eight other commodities

Publication Date:

13/06/2018

Source: All Africa

Tags:

Agriculture, Food Crops, Nigeria, Rice, Maize, Livestock, Wheat, Africa

Agriculture

First report of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), natural enemies from Africa

The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda, is a major pest of maize in North and South America. It was first reported from Africa in 2016 and currently established as a major invasive pest of maize.

Publication Date:

01/06/2018

Author(s): Birhanu Sisay, Josephine Simiyu, Peter Malusi & et al

Source: Journal of Applied Entomology

pp:

1-5

Tags:

Crop Pests, Africa, Agriculture, Plant Diseases, Maize, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania

Climate Change

Enhancing the capacity of local communities to access crop genetic diversity for climate change adaptation

Benin is located on the Guinean coast of West Africa and has a mixed tropical and sub-equatorial climate with two rainy seasons. Beninoise farmers practice mixed rain-fed crop and livestock farming. Climate change puts the country at risk of food insecurity.

Publication Date:

01/06/2018

Author(s): Gloria Otieno, Sognigbe N’Danikou, Bienvenu Bossou, Toussaint Mikpon, Raymond Vodouhe, John Recha, Michael Halewood

Source: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Secturity

Tags:

Climate Change, Climate Adaptation, Crops, Maize, Food Security, Africa

Agriculture

Kenya experts says fall armyworm threatening food security

NAIROBI (Xinhua) -- The outbreak and continued spread of fall armyworm (FAW) in Kenya is threatening food security, a Kenyan official disclosed on Wednesday.

Publication Date:

29/05/2018

Source: Coast Week (Kenya)

Tags:

Agriculture, Crop Pests, Food Security, Kenya, Africa, Maize, Food Crops

Agriculture

Nonsensical choices? Fall armyworm moths choose seemingly best or worst hosts for their larvae, but neonate larvae make their own choices

Selecting optimal host plants is critical for herbivorous insects, such as fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda), an important maize pest in the Americas and Africa.

Publication Date:

24/05/2018

Author(s): Julio C. Rojas, Michael V. Kolomiets, Julio S. Bernal

Source: PLoS ONE

Tags:

Crop Pests, Agriculture, Maize, Plant Diseases, Research

Agriculture

African research body to start commercializing climate smart maize variety

NAIROBI (Xinhua) -- Africa’s crop research body is set to start commercializing climate smart maize variety in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) to help save farmers from experiencing complete crop loss whe

Publication Date:

21/05/2018

Source: Coast Week (Kenya)

Tags:

Agriculture, Agricultural Research, Maize, Climate Change, Food Security, Droughts, Crop Pests, Africa

Agriculture

Assessing unrealized yield potential of maize producing districts in India

The projected demand of maize production in India in 2050 is 4–5 times of current production. With the scope for area expansion being limited, there is need for enhancement of yield. This calls for identifying areas where huge unrealized yield potential exists. With a view to address the issue, the present study delineates homogeneous agro-climatic zones for maize production system in India taking district as a unit and using the factors production, viz. climate, soil, season and irrigated area under the crop.

Publication Date:

10/05/2018

Author(s): B. M. K. Raju, C. A. Rama Rao, K. V. Rao & et al

Source: Current Science

Vol:

114

Issue:

9

pp:

1885-1893

Tags:

Maize, India, Agricultural Research, Soil Capability, Irrigation, Statistics, Farmers, Food Crops

Agriculture

Africa struggles for weapons against armyworm curse

On farms across Africa, a seemingly innocuous brown and beige caterpillar is waging a silent war, devastating rural incomes and posing a major threat to the continent's food supply.

Publication Date:

04/05/2018

Source: News 24 (South Africa)

Tags:

Agriculture, Crop Pests, Food Security, Africa, Maize, Food Supply