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Using fermented maize water can help you achieve clearer skin by reducing blemishes and dark spots. Its antibacterial ...

Almost all of Africa's maize crop is at risk from the devastating fall armyworm pest (Spodoptera frugiperda) according to new research. Scientists have highlighted how almost the entire African maize ...

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa imported white maize from the United States last week for the first time since 2004, the country's Grain Information Service (SAGIS) said on Tuesday. White maize is the ...

Jan 30 (Reuters) - South African farmers are expected to plant maize over an area 2% bigger this year than last, the government's Crop Estimates Committee (CEC) said on Tuesday. The CEC forecast a ...

For many smallholder farmers in Africa, maize is life. Since its introduction onto the continent several centuries ago, maize has become a staple crop in many parts of Africa. Today, more than 300 ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Maize deliveries to South African silos rose last week edging the country closer to its forecast for the season, data showed on Wednesday, as the main maize futures rose on ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's maize stocks fell in March, while maize deliveries to silos rose last week, data showed on Wednesday, as a Reuters poll indicated the country set for another ...

To Wawira Njiru, maize is the taste of home. “When I was a kid, my favorite food was ugali — still is,” she says. Ugali is the staple food of Kenya, a thick polenta-like porridge made from ground ...