Maize Encyclopedia
Finally, aadun consists of a cooked or baked snack prepared from ground maize, red pepper, and oil. Invariably, many of those maize foods developed in Africa found their way back to the New World by way of the Caribbean and have lasted in the African-American culinary tradition. Grits can also be added to this list of African maize culinary
Challenges to maize fertilization in the forest and transition zones of Ghana Article (Available) in African journal of agricultural research 9(6):593-602 · February 2025 with 748 Reads
Maize production Agricultural Research Council
In developed countries, maize is consumed mainly as second-cycle produce, in the form of meat, eggs and dairy products. In developing countries, maize is consumed directly and serves as staple diet for some 200 million people. Most people regard maize as a breakfast cereal. However, in a processed form it is also found as fuel (ethanol) and starch.
Maize production accounts for about 40% of the entire area cultivated in South Africa and is highly sensitive to climate variability. Maize is thus conservatively a staple food for more than 70% of the South African population whilst the maize industry stimulates the economy
Cereal Crops: Rice, Maize, Millet, Sorghum, Wheat
African rice. Another major cereal, maize, has overtaken these traditional cereals while wheat is widely cultivated in North Africa and in Sudan and Ethiopia. Agriculture is the ‘engine for growth’ in Africa. With subsistence agriculture practiced by majority small holder farmers,
Maize meal is also used as a replacement for wheat flour, to make cornbread and other baked products. Masa (cornmeal treated with lime water) is the main ingredient for tortillas, atole, and many other dishes of Mexican food. Cornstarch is made from maize kernels, which are high in starch, and used as a thickening agent in soups.
Ugali
Ugali (also known as ugali pap, nsima and nshima) is a type of maize flour porridge made in Africa. It is also known as ngima, obusuma, kimnyet, nshima, Mieliepap, phutu, sadza, kwon, isitshwala and other names. Nsima is sometimes made from other flours, such as millet or sorghum flour, and is sometimes mixed with cassava flour. It is cooked in boiling water or milk until it reaches a stiff or
Morgenster olive oil, produced by Morgenster Estate in Somerset West, was named the Southern Hemisphere New Season Extra Virgin Olive Oil of 2004 in a competition between oils from South Africa, New Zealand and Australia. It was also some years back the first South African olive oil to receive the prestigious Orciolo d’Oro award.
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Geographical Distribution of the African maize stalk borer in Africa (red marked). Updated 12 July 2025. Source CABI. Busseola fusca is a common pest in many African countries throughout sub-Saharan Africa. In East Africa it occurs at altitudes of 1,000 to over 2,700 m while in Central Africa it is the predominant pest across all altitudes.
A recently published research paper by agricultural economists Jan Greyling and Philip Pardey in the Agrekon Journal brings some key points about South Africa's maize
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