Maize crops under the weather
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28 March 2024 - 08:00
The rise of industrialised commercial farming — most notably mechanisation and improved seed genetics, coupled with fertiliser and pesticides — has markedly altered global food production and security.
This has boosted yields in commercial field crops such as maize, soya and wheat...
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