Spring offers favourable conditions for maize cultivation. Learn the essential steps from soil preparation to harvest to help ...

One of the most important agricultural activities in Kenya contributing to food security is maize farming. According to Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (Kalro), maize, ...

Malawi’s increasingly unpredictable rainfall and higher than usual temperatures are causing problems for smallholder farmers. Soil erosion has increased, causing soil fertility and water availability ...

Findings from a new archaeological survey challenge long-held assumptions that intensive agriculture in North America was limited to centralized societies or favorable environments. The findings ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Ancient farmers in a lost civilization grew corn-like plants on a Mexican coastal plain more than 6,000 years ago. Researchers say traces of pollen from the crude grain may be the ...

Agricultural scientists of Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Kapurthala district are gearing up to enhance field demonstration of spring groundnut cultivation as an alternative to the water-guzzling maize ...

Smallholder farmers have been taught to restore soil health by learning sustainable farming practices like vermicomposting and integrated pest management. The adoption of these techniques has led to ...

Senior Director, Transformation Strategies Department, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), CGIAR Joachim De Weerdt receives funding from US Agency for International Development ...