Coming from Nakasongola District, Stephen Ssekanyo believes maize is the most important crop in Uganda. This is what motivated him to innovate a machine that makes the production process of the crop ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A Purdue-affiliated startup is developing an affordable, solar-powered crop drying device. The technology could provide smallholders and small to medium agro-processors in ...

Many maize farmers have started to harvest their produce, but one of the sad realities they have to grapple with is that 30 per cent of the grains would go to waste due to poor handling and drying and ...

During this season of unrelenting rains, the traditional method of maize drying by spreading the grains on a polythene sheet to dry under the sun is not sustainable. [Kevin Tunoi, Standard] As days go ...

The entrepreneurs that buy, dry and aggregate maize produce are decrying shortage of mobile drying machines following the high demand amidst prolonged heavy rains. This call follows last year's ...

In a bid to promote crop diversification in the state by facilitating the Maize cultivators to avail better value of their harvest, the state government has started construction of a state-of-the-art ...

During this season of unrelenting rains, the traditional method of maize drying by spreading the grains on a polythene sheet to dry under the sun is not sustainable. [Kevin Tunoi, Standard] As days go ...