The role of standards in maize
The National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) aims to enhance the contribution of agricultural research to sustainable agricultural productivity, economic growth, food security and poverty eradication through generation and dissemination of appropriate technologies, knowledge and information. Maize is one of the main crop in Uganda. Therefore, it is important to have some standards regarding the storage and marketing of maize. The following technology describes the promotion of standardization and grading of maize and the essential composition of quality factors.
Author: National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO)- Serere Agricultural and Animal Research Institute (SAARI), Uganda
Organization: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Year: 2020
Country/ies: Uganda
Geographical coverage: Africa
Type: Practices
Full text available at: https://www.fao.org/teca/en/technologies/7020
Content language: English