Since seed laws were liberalized in the late 1980s, private investment in maize research has risen sharply, and seed companies have captured a significant share of the market. Although the emergence of a flourishing private seed industry has benefited many producers and consumers, calls for ...
The United States of America is one of the largest producers of the maize, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), in 2018, the United States maize production accounted for 34.2% of the total global production. In 2018, the United States produced 392.4 million metric tons of...
Maize is a widely grown cereal in the Indian subcontinent. Maize also goes by the name corn in the global market. The Indian environment is suitable for growing maize and India is one of the largest producers of maize in the world. It has also become one of the leading exporters of maize...
Maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the world-leading cereal crops with the global area under cultivation of183Mha with a production of 1065 MT and productivity of 5.82tonnes/ha in 2016-17. The United States and China are the largest maize producers followed by Brazil, Argentina, and India, ...
Top Maize Producers in 2005 (million metric tons) United States 280 China 131 Brazil 35 Mexico 21 Argentina 20 Indonesia 15 France 13 India 12 South Africa 12 Italy 11 World Total 692 Source: UN Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO)[3] Maize is widely cultivated through...
Ukraine is one of the world's major grain producers, including maize. According to the European Commission, in 2021, Ukraine accounted for 42.1 million metric tons, followed by France with 15.3 million metric tons, Romania with 14.8 million metric tons, and Poland with 7.3 million metric tons....
It also considers the unintended side effects of export bans, including price volatility and the limited engagement of large-scale commercial producers. Next, it proposes modifications to how export restrictions are implemented that could enhance food security and promote value-addition by encouraging ...
Stakeholders such as seed producers and delivery agents have linked formal breeding efforts to farmer-led varietal trials and distribution to better deliver the most favoured varieties to each target environment. Coordinated public and private sector participation in the formal seed sector has provided ...
A. versicolor, Penicillium commune,andP. griseofulvumhave been misidentified as AF producers.Aspergillus chevalieri, A. repens, Cladosporium herbarum, Penicillium chrysogenumandPhoma glomerataremained identified as AF producers by the Center de Recherche sur la Conservation de Collections (CRCC) in 2015....
Indiana Dairy Producers, Hanna, Indiana) recounted being once asked “if she loved her cows.” Her answer was that she “loved” her children, but that she respected her animals. Anecdotes have little place in a scientific publication except that, in this case, such a response dem...