Maize deficit a boon for SA farmers
Agricultural bodies and government have discounted reports of pending doom due a shortage in South Africa's maize stocks.
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The amazing whiteness of local staples
Consumers want their maize meal and flour to be white, even though this makes them less healthy.
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SA maize shortage looms
With the largest harvest of maize in three decades during the 2009/10 season, SA has potentially exported more maize than is available as surplus.
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GM maize being developed for fuel instead of food
Campaigners say plants being grown in US may worsen global food crisis, while farmers express cross-contamination fears.
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Alarm raised over decline in maize crop
The production of maize, a staple for millions of South Africans, is predicted to plummet by 35% by 2030.
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SA farmers see depressed maize prices in 2011
SA's maize prices, which have largely been depressed this year, will remain under pressure in 2011 unless the country secures new export markets.
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New leader calls off S Korean land deal
A deal for Daewoo Logistics to lease over one million hectares of Madagascar to grow food crops is off, the island's new leader said on Wednesday.
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S Korea eyes mega maize deal in Madagascar
South Korea is hoping to turn an undeveloped stretch of Madagascar into a maize-production centre.
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Inside the mealie economy
"No farmers, no future." So says the bumper sticker on farmer Bully Botma's white bakkie, parked in Bothaville, South Africa's mealie capital.
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Climate change may cut SA maize crop sharply
Climate change could cut SA's maize crop by 20% as the west of the country dries out while the east is afflicted with increasingly severe storms.
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