THE MAIZE INDUSTRY IN SOUTH AFRICA—DANGER SIGNALS FOR THE FUTUREThesis (D.Comm.)--Pretoria, Univ. of South Africa, 1975.doi:10.1080/03031853.1962.9524591ScholtzA. P.Agrekon
While the United States produces almost half of the world's harvest, other top producing countries are as widespread as China, Brazil, France, Indonesia, and South Africa. Worldwide production was over 600 million metric tons in 2003 – just slightly more than rice or wheat. In 2004, close...
The South Africa Maize Market is expected to reach USD 2.52 billion in 2024 and grow at a CAGR of 4% to reach USD 3.06 billion by 2029. The report offers latest trends, size, share, and industry overview.
Fumonisins have been associated with human oesophageal cancer and cause various diseases in animals that are of concern to the animal feed industry. Maize samples, collected from subsistence farm fields in the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces of South Africa during the ...
The design of these treatments reflected our understanding of the seed industry in Kenya (e.g. the percentage of price promotion that would be agreeable to seed companies) and our thoughts on what information might be useful for farmers. Given the unique nature of this study, we were unable...
The Ms44-SPT system provides a unique opportunity to transform the maize hybrid seed industry in Africa, providing recognizable benefits to both seed companies and farmers. The FNP trait delivered using the Ms44-SPT system can deliver economic benefit in the form of improved input use efficiency ...
year than any other grain. While theUnited Statesproduces almost half of the world's harvest, other top producing countries are as widespread asChina,India,Brazil,France,Indonesia, andSouth Africa. Worldwide production was over 600 million metric tons in 2003, just slightly more thanriceorwheat....
Sweet maizeSweet maize types have recessive genes (sugary 1 or 2 and su1 or 2) that cause an alteration in the endosperm that results in higher levels of soluble sugars and reduced levels of starch in the kernel. Sweet-corn hybrids have been developed specifically for the canning industry or...
South Africa's regional political economy: A critical analysis of reform strategy in the 1980s. Since the late 1970s the apartheid state has faced a sustainedand deepening crisis of legitimation.(1) This crisis has beenexacerbated by the attempt, and ... M Swilling,W Cobbett,D Glaser,......
The Minister also highlighted the need for good quality maize seed and called upon the seed industry to set-up operations in Bihar to provide good quality maize hybrid seeds to the farmers. Dr Devesh Chaturvedi, Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt of India highlighted ...