From one tonne of maize, around 380 litres of ethanol can be produced, making it a viable option alongside sugarcane for ...

Faulty seeds and an early monsoon season rain on its yield expectation as the crop struggles with compounding challenges.

A research team pioneers an automated, high-throughput pipeline using open-source tools to quantify over 50 root traits in diverse maize genotypes, enabling researchers to investigate how genetics, ...

By combining image-based phenotyping with gene expression analysis, the research reveals significant variability in root morphology and ...

Some farmers in Gombe State have also abandoned the cultivation of rice and maize, citing the high cost of fertiliser. Reports indicate that many of them have turned to cultivating millet, sorghum, ...

The African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) has stated that Nigeria is not at imminent risk of food shortages—so long as farmers adopt improved, climate-resilient, and pest-resistant seed ...

Essex grower Jeremy Durrant is so impressed with the new top-yielding feed winter wheat variety Scope that it will take up a ...

A new on-farm study has confirmed that TELA Maize hybrids are delivering significantly higher yields, greater profits, and better pest resistance for Nigerian farmers compared to conventional maize ...

India's pivotal role in global cereal market growth by 2034, driven by rising production, imports, and policy changes.

According to agriculture department officials, a significant and widespread FAW infestation has been reported from several parts of North Zone – which comprises Kangra, Hamirpur, Mandi, Una and Chamba ...

The Federal Government has officially launched the National Soybean Production Expansion Policy and Strategy, a ...