Where is maize grown

In West and Central Africa, IITA has contributed significantly to the capacity building of the national maize research programs, universities, private seed companies, and NGOs through long- and short-term training, the supply of improved maize varieties, parental lines and hybrids, engagement of partners in designing and implementation of a diversity of projects, sharing of diverse elite germplasm, and supporting promotion and demonstration of technologies to farmers and consumers. Field manual for rapid and non-destructive shoot biomass evaluations of staked yam.

Iseki, K. Identification of early and extra-early maturing tropical maize inbred lines resistant to Exserohilum turcicum in sub-Saharan Africa.

Badu-Apraku, B. Crop Protection, , Short communication: finetuning molecular markers for efficient selection of vitamin A-rich tropical maize lines in a molecular breeding scheme. Babalola, D. Finetuning molecular markers for efficient selection of vitamin A-rich tropical maize lines in a molecular breeding scheme. Journal of Cereal Science, 97, Maize Zea mays Maize, Zea mays L. Area and consumption. Biotic and abiotic constraints. Capacity development. How gender norms prevent women from using technology to shell maize in Tanzania.

Researchers call for gender-inclusive crop varieties to aid food security. Crop innovation: Mitigating the impact of the climate crisis in Africa. The ranking of the top maize consumers is led by the 2 main producers: In fact, the United States and China are the countries where this grain is most widely utilised.

The European Union plays an important role in maize consumption, followed by several major producers, including Brazil, Mexico, India and Canada. A number of the major maize importers are also among the major consumers: Egypt, Japan and Vietnam. Top maize consumers worldwide in data in thousands of tonnes. Remember me Login. Lost your password? Utilizzando il sito, accetti l'utilizzo dei cookie da parte nostra. Questo sito utilizza i cookie per fonire la migliore esperienza di navigazione possibile.

Continuando a utilizzare questo sito senza modificare le impostazioni dei cookie o clicchi su "Accetta" permetti al loro utilizzo. The United States of America is the top country by maize production in the world. As of , maize production in the United States of America was , thousand tonnes that accounts for The top 5 countries others are China, Brazil, Argentina, and Ukraine account for The world's total maize production was estimated at 1.

Zea mays Corn, Indian corn, mealies. A grain with a high germ content.