“To address this, the government will gazette a 50 per cent duty waiver for the importation of 5.5 million bags of yellow maize over one year,” CS Kagwe announced.. The agriculture minister reiterated ...

Government to allow a 50pc duty waiver on 5.5 million bags of yellow maize imports over the next year to ease pressure on white maize and stabilise unga prices, Agriculture CS Kagwe says.

NAIROBI, Kenya, April 4 – The Government has announced a 50 percent duty waiver on imported yellow maize amid rising prices caused by competition between animal feed millers and maize millers for ...

While maize takes 80-120 days to mature depending on the variety, popcorn maize can be harvested in 60 days, thus making it profitable to farmers. “The farmers are advised to pick high-yield maize ...

South African farmers are planting more maize this year, covering 2.65 million hectares, according to the CEC. White maize planting has increased by 2.89%, while yellow maize planting has decreased by ...

Maize seeds come in many colors like yellow, white, red, purple, and black. Maize is a staple crop for many people, used in foods like cornmeal, cornflakes, popcorn, and corn syrup. The kernels are ...

Popcorn might be more than 6,000 years old, an anthropologist explains. Skip to main content. ... Luckily, corn – also called maize – has some hard parts, such as the kernel shell.

Popped corn, preserved food. Figuring out when people started making popcorn is harder. There are several types of maize, most of which will pop if heated, but one variety, actually called ...

Each popcorn kernel is a seed, ready to burst when heated. (Image credit: Rick Madonik via Getty Images) You can imagine that popping maize kernels was first discovered by accident.