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AlertNet: Less than three years after Ezelina Nyirongo reluctantly abandoned cultivation of her favourite local maize varieties, the 48-year-old from Rumphi in northern Malawi is thinking of going back to them.
Back in 2010, Nyirongo was advised by agricultural extension officers working in her area, near the city of Mzuzu, to switch from late-maturing local maize to new hybrid varieties.
"The hybrid maize varieties they recommended we start growing have been maturing a little earlier than the local......
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Malawians rethink maize planting as climate dries
Posted by AlertNet: Karen Sanje on April 9th, 2013
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