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#maize

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Bruce MacDonald

I call it maize.

"Even before the constitutional reform, it was mostly illegal to plant modified corn in Mexico thanks to a 2013 lawsuit brought by farmer activists. But experts say it still happens. And they say the presence of engineered seeds and corn in Mexico threatens the vast diversity of maize crops here, which span from burnt orange to purple and pink and which have been adapted over centuries to be grown at different altitudes and climates."
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A worker unloads corn at a processing facility in Misantla, Veracruz state, Mexico, on Thursday, July 29, 2021. Mexico has banned genetically modified corn and will phase out imports over the next three years as part of the government’s efforts to achieve self-sufficiency in food production, according to a decree it issued on Dec. 31. Photographer: Hector Quintanar/Bloomberg
Los Angeles Times · Mexico bans planting of genetically modified American cornBy Kate Linthicum
#corn#maize#PlantGenetics
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Alexander J. Stein

#Malawi: Consumption of whole #maize flour could boost #foodsecurity. Dehulling causes losses of 10% for #protein, 60% for #zinc & 50% for iron. Local preferences are for refined #flour due to convenience & cultural norms, despite the #nutrition benefits of whole grain flour: doi.org/10.1007/s44187-025-003

SpringerLinkWhole maize flour could enhance food and nutrition security in Malawi - Discover FoodMaize is the staple cereal in Malawi, with a daily per capita consumption of 383 g (dry matter basis), primarily consumed in the form of nsima, a thick porridge. We combined a milling experiment with focus group discussions (FGDs) to provide insights into mass and nutrient losses during maize grain dehulling and maize flour consumption patterns in rural Malawi. Milling batches (30 kg) of four maize grain varieties were dehulled at three abrasive disk dehullers under controlled conditions. The impact of maize variety and dehuller design on mass and nutrient losses during dehulling was statistically significant (p < 0.05), with a mean mass loss of 28.1 ± 5.7%, and nutrient losses of 9.8 ± 1.9% for protein, 61.7 ± 2.0% for zinc, and 47.7 ± 3.6% for iron. Six FGDs conducted in rural areas of Lilongwe District revealed a preference for refined flour due to convenience and cultural norms, despite the nutritional benefits of whole grain flour, which was recognized for its ability to provide satiety, particularly during periods of maize scarcity. Participants also highlighted switching between flour types based on seasonal maize availability, social stigma associated with whole grain flour, and awareness of nutrient losses during dehulling. Given Malawi’s precarious food insecurity situation, transitioning from dehulled maize flour nsima to whole maize flour or less refined nsima, is imperative. Our study findings can have food and nutritional savings for other southern Africa countries where the dehulling is a common practice.
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Joseph Lim :mastodon:

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" #government agencies & #policymakers are overly relaxed when it comes to other air #pollution sources, such as #factories & other #commercial plantations, such as #maize.. There has been no real #strategy or #policy to clean the #supplychain of the #farmsector & #industry which are major sources of #PM25. But there are workable examples to follow"
🤔>> Ineffectiveness or choreography? The evidence lies in the results from actions taken.
#profitsoverpeople #HumanRights #CleanAirAct #Thailand

Screenshot of IQAir ranking of world's most polluted cities on 31st January 2025 0814 showing Bangkok ranked 6th worst with a dangerously high PM2.5 reading.
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