FOOD WASTE Did you know that every year about 3.1 billion tons of food is wasted (About 30% of the world agriculture land area is used to produce this food) and approximately 3.1 million children die of hunger? These facts leave very many wondering how this could even be possible but one should never get surprised if he/she looks at things with a global mindset. Food wasting is something that occurs in our day to day lives but who should we blame for all this much food that is wasted? Should we blame the governments or the general population at large? Food wasting is linked to political, social and economic factors and by saying this everyone is a culprit. Food wasting occurs in different ways throught out whole supply chain of a food right from production to consumption. The highest rate of food wasting occurs in Europe, North America, Oceania, West and Central Asia and North Africa respectively. Africa has minimal food waste but with high amounts of food loses. "Food w
MAIZE IN UGANDA. M aize is a cereal grown crop rich in starch commonly known as corn. Maize is one of the major staple foods in Uganda providing 40% of Uganda's daily calorie intake. There is an increase in maize production in Uganda due to the change in consumption patterns, today we see a progression from being an entire subsistence crop to becoming commercial. CLASSIFICATION OF MAIZE. Maize is scientifically known as Zea Mays however , there are many forms of maize used as food in relation to the amount of starch each has. These are referred to as subspecies Taxonomy of maize. Kingdon Plantae – Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons Subclass Commelinidae Order Cyperales Family Poaceae – Grass family Genus Zea L. – corn P Species Zea mays L. – cor