Mr Li said the low profits that farmers had realised from the sale of their produce mainly maize last year had been the main contributing factor. |
Research shows that fodder maize can cross-pollinate plants up to 800m away and that under certain conditions, can travel miles. |
Namibia will also not be affected by the rush on maize imports, as it is not land-locked like some other countries in the region. |
This is far removed from 1992 when the family produced sweet potatoes and maize crop, and reared goats. |
No need to worry over wheat when you're harvesting barley, and maize isn't going to be as fruitful when it's time to sow fallow. |
She became one of the founders of the field of maize cytogenetics, the genetic study of maize at the cellular level. |