Maize is grown in many parts of Uganda, both as a food and cash crop. Because of the increased demand for maize by-products and consumption of posho, maize growing has become lucrative. However, many ...

Maize milling factory owners, workers and traders at Nakuwadde-Bbira in Wakiso Sub-county, Wakiso District are counting losses after fire gutted their businesses, destroying property worth billions.

Despite ongoing food shortages, the government of Malawi last month banned the import of unmilled maize from Kenya and Tanzania, citing concerns about the spread of maize lethal necrosis disease, or ...