According to (FAO ‚2017)‚ the fall armyworm of maize is an insect which nourishes on the maize crops and have the potential of habitating an area on their arrival and this species can move long distances over a year mostly in the summer seasons. (FAOSTAT‚ 2013) stated that Maize (Zea Mays L.) crops is an important crop of agriculture in southern Africa‚ because large number of African populations depend on maize crops for their livelihood in both the rural and the urban areas. This adverse effect
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Horse Springs Basin (Hurt‚ McKnight 1949). The names refer to complex of the rock shelter that was occupied about 10‚000 years ago. Evidence found from early maize agriculture. Excavations in the 1940’s at the cave created rich deposits of small early looking corn cobs. Showing that the period gives some idea as to how deep into the antiquity maize was harvested and consumed in the Southwestern America. A similar piece of charcoal gives date before 6000 B.P (years before present). Archaeological have
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South Africa are embarking on a multi-faceted program to address malnutrition (nutrient deficiencies)‚ that is rife amongst children aged 1 - 9 years old. One of these is a National Food Fortification Program where it is recommended to fortify wheat‚ maize flour and retail sugar‚ three of the five most commonly consumed food vehicles as reported by the National Food Consumption Survey. The National Food Consumption Survey reported that for South African children as a whole‚ the average dietary intake
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"By about 6‚000 years ago‚ people in Mexico had domesticated a tropical grass called teosinte‚ beginning a process that would radically alter the plant‚ turning into maize‚ responsible for feeding people across the world today" (Zorich‚ 2015). As we know food today is much different than thousands of years ago in the lives of our ancestors. There have been many changes to our food that we consume today‚ especially in regards to corn. Everyone loves a sweet‚ tender "corn on the cob" in the summer
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the concentration of mycotoxins may be high and lethal to individuals who consume the foods. As stated in Regulations relating to mycotoxins in food‚ the regulatory limit for populations with high consumption of maize should be much lower than populations with low consumption of maize. Thus‚ the level of consumption of different foods should be highly considered because mycotoxins can accumulate over time and be lethal. Sampling methods are important because errors can result in lethal exposure
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offer a wider array of environmental and consumer benefits such as nutritional enhancement and drought and stress tolerance. GM plants are being developed by both private companies and public research institutions such as CIMMYT‚ the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre.[59] Other examples include a genetically modified cassava with lower cyanogen glucosides and enhanced with protein and other nutrients‚[60] while golden rice‚ developed by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
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Animals * extension services CROPS The organization has been providing farmers with maize‚ beans‚ pigeon pea‚ cowpea‚ tomato‚ and amaranth seeds‚ potatoes‚ cassava and sweet potato vines for planting The region being of high agricultural potential‚ the crops did exceptionally well. The major crops for which survey was done were as follows: i. MAIZE The farmers were provided with improved maize varieties such as Nduma 43‚ 31-A‚ 34-A‚ olelai[22-A]‚ and currently PAN4M-19. The seeds were
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the most widely consumed staple food for a large part of the world’s human population‚ especially in Asia. It is the grain with the third-highest worldwide production‚ after sugarcane and maize‚ according to data of FAOSTAT 2012. Oryza sativa with small wind pollinated flowers Since a large portion of maize crops are grown for purposes other than human consumption‚ rice is the most important grain with regard to human nutrition and caloric intake‚ providing more than one fifth of the calories consumed
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Maiz The word maize derives from the Spanish form of the indigenous Taíno word for the plant‚ maiz. It is known by other names around the world. Corn outside North America‚ Australia‚ and New Zealand means any cereal crop‚ its meaning understood to vary geographically to refer to the local staple.In the United StatesCanada Australia‚ and New Zealand‚[citation needed] corn primarily means maize; this usage started as a shortening of "Indian corn". "Indian corn" primarily means maize (the staple grain
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Maize (Zea mays Linn.) belongs to the Andropogoneae grass tribe of the family Gramineae. The grass originated 55-70 million years ago then subsequently diversified to include all the major cereal crop species in addition to nearly 10‚000 non-domesticated relatives (Pechanova and Pechan ‚ 2015). Maize is one of the most grown crop in the world which is highly recognized for its nutritional properties and as a source material for industrial purposes. In the Philippines‚ maize is the second most important
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