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The following is a list of countries by maize exports. Data is for 2022 as reported in Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database. [1] Maize (corn) is one of the biggest crops in the international grain trade, alongside other crops like wheat, rice and soybean. #
Maize is grown primarily in North-West, Mpumalanga, Free State, and KwaZulu-Natal provinces. [19] As of the mid-1990s, maize production generated at least 150,000 jobs in years with good rainfall and used almost one-half of the inputs of the modern agricultural sector. [19] As of 2018, South Africa produced 12.5 million tonnes of maize. [18]
The Portuguese first introduced maize production in Tanzania on Pemba Island in the 16th century, and by the 17th century, maize production spread to other parts of Tanzania including the Tanzanian mainland. [1] Production of maize expanded until recent years. However, Tanzania is still a leading country for maize production in East Africa. [2]
A map showing the eleven agriculture crop distribution in Tanzania. Agriculture is the main part of Tanzania's economy. [1] As of 2016, Tanzania had over 44 million hectares of arable land with only 33 percent of this amount in cultivation.
In 1987 the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, the IDRB and the Government of Uganda, funded a poultry rehabilitation and development project worth US$17.2 million to establish hatchery units and feed mills and to import parent stock and baby chicks. [1]
Founded in 1889, [7] the town was previously known as Singer's Post, its name was changed to Amsterdam, and again to its current name Reitz after the Orange Free State president, Francis William Reitz. The area was originally inhabited by the Khoisan peoples until colonisation by the Basotho, and later the British and Afrikaans.
As of 2011 India census, Ranebennur has a population of 106,365. Males constitute 50.7% of the population and females 49.3%. Ranebennur has a literacy rate of 60.98%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy is 60.16% and female literacy is 61.8%. In Ranebennur, 10.8% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Maize and cassava are the major staples; other food crops include sorghum, millet, rice, beans, groundnut, sweet potatoes and a wide variety of vegetables. Maize is grown in all regions of the country by about 79 percent of rural households and occupies about 35 percent of total planted area.