During this season of unrelenting rains, the traditional method of maize drying by spreading the grains on a polythene sheet to dry under the sun is not sustainable. [Kevin Tunoi, Standard] As ...

Husband and wife team Klein and Reiko Ileleji, near a solar-powered crop-drying device that could reduce post-harvest losses and add value to smallholders in developing countries. The device utilizes ...

Dry conditions in the main part of South Africa's maize belt have delayed crop plantings, threatening yields for the staple food and sending prices sharply higher, the farmers lobby group Grain ...

PARIS, July 6 (Reuters) - The European Union's maize crop is on track to rebound from last year's disastrous harvest but 2023 prospects have been hit by lower sowings and dry spring weather, with ...

Zimbabwe's government has declared 11 percent of its 2009/10 planted maize crop a write-off after it was badly damaged by a dry spell, and repeated calls for urgent imports, an official report showed.

French farmers stepped up harvesting of maize and sowing of winter wheat and barley last week in dry, sunny weather, data from farm office FranceAgriMer showed on Friday.

Harare - The bulk of Zimbabwe's early planted maize crop had been irreparably damaged by a prolonged dry spell across the southern African country in January and early February, a national crop ...

On Saturday, the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) secured a patent for its portable maize dryer which can help reduce moisture in freshly harvested crops for safe storage.

Dispatches How hybrid maize helps farmers get through dry spells Maize yields in sub-Saharan Africa are less than a third of what they are in the US, in large part because of drought.