FarmBiz TV: Green maize offers fast route to harvest as shortage looms

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Green maize is fetching premium pricing, at 16,000 maize plants per acre, each with double cobs selling at Sh8 to Sh10 each, and it is harvested at four months, compared to six months for dry grains that sell for less.

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