Sustainable Food Trust

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Changing practices In the last 30 years, Albania has moved from growing exclusively local varieties of arable crops, specifically cereals and maize, to importing 80% of its seed. The great diversity of open-pollinated varieties of maize are now lost – bar a handful in mountainous regions. Yet, unique and important varieties survive.

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Seeding Food Maize Cultivation 124

Cropaia

OCTOBER 13, 2024

This surface accumulation may benefit shallow-rooted crops, but deep-rooted crops (like maize and wheat) may struggle to access these nutrients, especially during critical growth periods when they rely on nutrients from deeper soil layers.

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Crop Distribution Plowing Maize 97

Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Our hay yields have gone way up as a result [of the urine], said Kayan. That said, some international studies have shown improved yields and growth in certain urine-fertilized crops, such as cabbage, maize, and cucumber. Our hay yields have gone way up as a result [of the urine].”

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Fertilizer Crop Yield Nutrient Pollution 80

Sustainable Food Trust

AUGUST 9, 2023

Crops like maize – the primary staple food for many of the world’s people, particularly in lower latitudes – are especially at risk; by the end of the century, it’s possible that maize production could drop by as much as 24%. An example is the YQ (Yield and Quality) variety of wheat, which is now grown by many farmers.

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Crop Maize Food Production 52

Food Tank

APRIL 10, 2024

Our organizations submitted comments in the official USMCA dispute resolution process. In 2019, Mexico enacted a Federal Law for the Promotion and Protection of Native Maize. Unlike in the U.S., in Mexico the ratification of such treaties is at the level of the Constitution and automatically made part of Mexico’s laws.

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Maize Food biotechnology Yield 111

Agritecture Blog

MARCH 30, 2023

Because of the political and scientific focus on staple grain production, just three crops (wheat, rice and maize) make up almost half of global calorie consumption. Recent legislative efforts in the US are trying to halt these deals; Image sourced from WoodRuff Food processing and distribution is becoming increasingly concentrated too.

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Supply Chain Food Distribution Marketing 52