Kenyan news sources report that despite a new disease affecting its maize crop, production will increase in the future due to rains brought on by El Nino. However, transportation infrastructure may suffer, hindering access to markets. The food insecure population is expected to increase as well. http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/kenya%20july-december%202012%20outlook%20report_final_1.pdf
Tag Archives | maize/corn
Missing Food – The Grain Postharvest Losses of Smallholders in Sub-Saharan Africa
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The Natural Resources Institute presented these slides at the Brussels Rural Development Briefings last month. http://brusselsbriefings.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/brussels-briefing-2-nri.ppt
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How Maize Storage Receipts Are Changing Farmers’ Fortunes
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Ghana Grains Company uses the Warehousing Receipt System to reduce farmers’ PHL. The company is also providing training to farmers unfamiliar with the concept so that they can fully utilize the services offered by the WRS to achieve better returns at the market level. Kenyan farmers are also using a similar system for maize storage […]
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DA Corn Program Holds 1st Quarter Assessment
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The Philippines’ Department of Agriculture recently conducted an evaluation of its AgriPinoy corn program. Its initial year focused mainly on cost-reducing technologies and new systems adapting to issues brought by climate change and catastrophes. The Agricultural Guarantee Fund Pool and Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation also will provide post-harvest facilities and processing machines to farmers. The […]
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Collective Maize Marketing by SHF
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FAO recently posted slides on “Collective Maize Marketing by SHF” detailing how PHL and poverty are directly linked on their site. http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/templates/esa/Workshop_reports/Smallholders_2012/Presentations_2/KPMC_VCAC_Pull_Model.pdf
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Improving Food Security in Timor-Leste to End ‘Hungry Season’
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Timor-Leste is receiving US$5.6 million in grant money from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) for poor maize growing household development. More than 30% of stored maize is lost to rodents and weevils, and the project aims to provide better storage technologies, facilities, and practices. Approximately 23,000 households will be impacted. http://www.ifad.org/media/press/2012/37.htm
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Post-harvest Losses and Food Sustainability Challenges: A Case Study of Rural Maize Farmers in Ghana, West Africa
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The book “Post-harvest Losses and Food Sustainability Challenges: A case study of rural maize farmers in Ghana, West Africa” was recently published through Lambert Academic Publishing. https://www.lap-publishing.com/catalog/details//store/gb/book/978-3-659-11554-7/post-harvest-losses-and-food-sustainability-challenges
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Venture Fund Folds Roundtable for SMEs in Northern Region
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In Ghana, the government’s Venture Capital Trust Fund is funding projects on the production of soy, sorghum, and yellow corn, as well as building facilities to add value to crops and reduce PHL. The VCTF typically works with entrepreneurs of small- and medium-sized enterprises by aiding in the creation of business plans and providing funding […]
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Farming Tips and Technologies
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Pioneer, the hybrid seed company, evaluates poor post-production techniques (PDF) in the Philippines as a major contributor to loss, despite the use of hybrid seeds. The author gives an overview of factors to consider and options for drying and storage. http://www.pioneer.com/home/site/philippines/farming/
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Resistance of Tropical Maize Genotypes to the Larger Grain Borer
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CIMMYT, the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, recently uploaded “Resistance of tropical maize genotypes to the larger grain borer” to the CIMMYT Library Blog. The report was recently published in the Journal of Pest Science. http://libraryblog.cimmyt.org/?p=2723
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