b'modified through conventionalthe Confined Field Trials (CFT)required to plant the variety onmillion metric tons of grains. breeding.at the Institute for Agriculturaltheir fields. Barley and rye are major Source: ISAAA Research, Samaru, Zaria. Source: African Agriculturalproducts as wellapproxi-Managed by AATF, the TELATechnology Foundation mately 9.6 million metric tons Maize is the first geneticallyof barley and 600 thousand STATUS NIGERIA modified maize variety in themetric tons of rye were pro-Researchers at the Institutecountry to have undergoneSTATUS UKRAINE duced. for Agricultural Research,through CFT in the country. With the news of Russia invad- Russia and Ukraine Ahmadu Bello University inThe trials have three maining Ukraine, questions aboutaccount for 29% of global Nigeria are set to start theobjectives which include thethe future are on the rise. Forwheat exports, 19% of world National Performance Trialdemonstration of the proof ofagriculture and food security,maize (corn) exports, and (NPT) for the TELA Maize asconcept to show that the tech- one question rings: whats the80% of world sunflower part of requirements for thenology works, to show howstatus of agriculture exportsoil exports, according to release and registration of theadoptable the variety is and tofrom Ukraine? Reuters recent update. The variety. generate data from the differ- Grain production is a majormarket is still struggling to According to plans by theent agroecologies in the coun- endeavor in Ukrainethe U.S.get a clear picture of the TELA Maize Project team, thetry to enable members of theDepartment of Agriculturesactual military situation on the trials will be conducted in 10Variety Release Committee to(USDA) Foreign Agriculturalground. The ports in the Azov states involving 180 farmersapprove the crop. Service GAIN reports in 2021and Black Sea so far seem across the country within theThe farmers who willUkraine harvested 6,700not to have been damaged maize growing belt of Nigeriaparticipate in the trials will bethousand hectares of wheat,according to the initial ship-following the completion ofrandomly selected and will beresulting in approximately 32.2ping agency reports. SWDisruptive BIG-BAGS for long term seed conservationThere is a growing need for safe and sustainable storage of seeds. We have developed a specific conservation process & system based on CO2-rich atmosphere. Our patented Nox BIG-BAGS allows you to : Secure your seeds without using chemical treatments or cold storage.Protect seed quality over time (cold tests indicates stabilized germination rate).Easily integrate our packaging process into any industrial line.Our new semi-automatic BIG-BAG packaging lineAlready overintegrates into any industrial line and allows you to3500 tons of seedsrapildy deploy and maintain natural protection for allsafely storedyour seeds. in Nox BIG-BAGS.For more information contact us at: nox@noxstorage.com I+33 6 44 67 39 25I www.noxstorage.comWant to discuss your project? Scan this code with your phone to book a meeting with one of our representatives.JUNE 2022SEEDWORLD.COM /75'