After a decade of stagnant stock performance, Kaveri Seeds has staged a strong comeback. The company, once heavily reliant on ...

India's maize exports decline sharply due to increased domestic demand, high prices, and limited self-sufficiency, leading to ...

Traditional seeds offer superior nutrition, adaptability, and sustainability, while genetically modified seeds are crucial ...

Across Kenya, the concept of a meal is deeply tied to the presence of staple foods—those central ingredients like maize, rice, or cassava that anchor every plate. Yet, beneath the surface of this ...

Mexico has passed a Constitutional amendment to protect native corn and ban the planting of genetically modified corn seeds, ...

The African maize stem borer, Busseola fusca, is one of the most important pests of maize in Africa. Cry1Ab maize was planted commercially in South Africa for 6 years since 1998-1999 before field ...

But resurrection plants are able to tolerate over 95% water loss. But it's not just the ability to survive drought that is important for these species, says Carlos Messina, a maize scientist at the ...

Mexico has amended its Constitution to recognise native corn as part of its national identity and has banned genetically ...

"There's a disturbing level of contamination of native maize with genetically modified traits," said Timothy Wise, a ...

This comes after Agriculture Cabinet Secretary, Mutahi Kagwe, revealed on January 14 that he will impose a ban on the ...

Italian farmer Antonio Onorati, a member of the ECVC seeds working group, also raised concerns about the burden placed on farmers. Under the new rules, farmers could be required to prove they have not ...

To protect thousands of varieties of heirloom corn, Mexican leaders have amended the constitution to ban the planting of genetically modified corn seeds.