Maize | Feeding the World
Special | 7m 22sVideo has Closed Captions
Maize is also one of the most genetically diverse crops.
Maize—or “corn”—has a history dating back to the beginning of agriculture, and today is used for everything from livestock feed and human consumption, to the production of starch, sweeteners, corn oil, beverage and industrial alcohol, fuel ethanol, and plastics.
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Maize | Feeding the World
Special | 7m 22sVideo has Closed Captions
Maize—or “corn”—has a history dating back to the beginning of agriculture, and today is used for everything from livestock feed and human consumption, to the production of starch, sweeteners, corn oil, beverage and industrial alcohol, fuel ethanol, and plastics.
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