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Zimbabwe Bans Corn Imports After Bumper Crop

Zimbabwe has banned the import of corn after enjoying a bumper crop that authorities hope will be enough to feed the...

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Planting For Food & Jobs Not ‘thought Through’

Government’s Planting for Food and Jobs programme has come under scrutiny by industry players a day after it was...

Business

Unemployed Graduates Engaged For ‘planting For Food and Jobs” In Volta

The Department of Agriculture in the Volta Region has engaged more than 100 unemployed graduates from agricultural...

Business

Drought-Resistant Maize Seeds Introduced In Northern Region

Four varieties of hybrid maize have been introduced to farmers in the Northern Region to boost maize production in the...

International

Armyworm Outbreak Could ‘spread’

The United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says it is concerned that the armyworm outbreak could...

Headlines

On A South African Farm, Despair Over Armyworm Attack

Peeling back the maize plant's leaves reveals a small brown caterpillar -- an armyworm that writhes as it burrows into...

Opinion

When You Sow, You Wait Before You Reap

Growing up, I spent time on the farm. I always enjoyed watching the maize seeds we sowed germinate, grow up and...