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AccessAgriculture Training Video Su maíz está maduro cuando las hojas están secas y amarillas. Empiece a cosechar las variedades mejoradas primero y termine con las variedades locales que son más resistentes a las plagas. Pele su maíz en el campo para evitar traer las plagas a la casa. Seleccione...
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AccessAgriculture Video Seque su maíz antes de desgranarlo. Ventéelo sobre un toldo y selecciónelo. Seque el maíz de nuevo a pleno sol sobre un toldo, removiéndolo a menudo. Antes de guardar el maíz, el sonido hecho por los granos le puede indicar cuando está bien seco. Enfriar los granos antes...
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AccessAgriculture Training Video En la sabana costera de África Occidental, los agricultores explican cómo un cultivo de cobertura de mucuna les ayuda a revivir su suelo altamente degradado, y suprime las malezas nocivas estriga e Imperata. Muestran cómo producirlo para beneficiar a su maíz y...
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AccessAgriculture Training Video Además del granero de barro mejorado, se puede usar silos metálicos o bolsas recomendadas para guardar el maíz. También se pueden usar barriles, o si usted no tiene nada de eso, use sacos corrientes, pero hay que agregar un preservante, porque las gangochas no son...
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Abstract, Catholic Relief Services Research, 2018 Approximately 25% of the world’s agricultural commodities are contaminated by aflatoxin and other mycotoxins, resulting in nearly one billion tons of food loss every year. Although there are multiple types of mycotoxins, aflatoxins are of...
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20/4/2018 The introduction of Fall Armyworm (FAW) (Spodoptera frugiperda) to Africa in 2016 has raised concerns of possible widespread damage of maize and other crops. Stalk borers are a common pest of maize throughout Africa, causing modest damage virtually every year. Armyworms, on the other hand, can...
- 20/10/2011 A sample of 260 farm households that were randomly selected in Katumba ward, Rungwe district, Tanzania were studied for the effects of storage methods on the quality of maize grain and household food security using qualitative and quantitative methods. Maize storage problems, amounts of maize...
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Scientists have observed unexpected benefits in Mozambique’s Water Efficient Maize for Africa (WEMA) field trials that could well be a game changer in efforts to ensure Africa’s food security. Though the maize varieties were genetically modified to withstand drought and the vicious stem borer...
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Abstract,Journal of Food Science and Nutrition Research, 2019 The nutrient content of cereals and legumes are not readily bioavailable due to the presence of anti-nutrients in them. This study examined the effect of traditional fermentation process on the proximate nutritional composition...
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1/1/1989 Maize (Zea mays; corn) is the third most important food crop in the world, surpassed onlyby two other grains, wheat and rice. Maize is a widely adapted crop, capable of production during the appropriateseason in almost all parts of the world where farming is done. Maize is represented by...