Maize, also known as corn, is a staple crop in many parts of the world.
玉米在世界许多地区是主要的粮食作物。
The farmer harvested a bountiful crop of
maize this season.
这位农民今年收获了大量的玉米。
Cornmeal is made from ground
maize and used to make various traditional dishes.
玉米粉是由磨碎的玉米制成，用于制作各种传统菜肴。
Maize is an essential source of carbohydrates in the human diet.
玉米是人类饮食中碳水化合物的重要来源。
She planted early-maturing
maize varieties to ensure a timely harvest.
她种植早熟的玉米品种以确保及时收割。
Maize is often used as animal feed in livestock farming.
玉米在畜牧业中常被用作动物饲料。
Cornstarch, derived from
maize, is widely used in baking and cooking.
玉米淀粉，来源于玉米，广泛用于烘焙和烹饪。
The government provides subsidies for small-scale
maize farmers to encourage production.
政府为小型玉米农户提供补贴，以鼓励生产。
Maize is converted into ethanol for biofuel production in some countries.
在一些国家，玉米被转化为生物燃料乙醇。
Native Americans domesticated
maize thousands of years ago, contributing to its global spread.
美洲原住民数千年前驯化了玉米，这促进了它的全球传播。
Planted with maize, oats and other crops, the MAP beSide farm has become a demonstration base for high-efficiency water-saving agriculture and comprehensive utilization and improvement of saline-alkali land in the city, said Qin Lilong, general manager of grain crops business unit of Syngenta Group China.
先正达集团中国粮食作物事业部总经理秦立龙表示，MAP beSide农场种植玉米、燕麦等作物，已成为该市高效节水农业和盐碱地综合利用与改良的示范基地。
"According to our calculations, more than 250 cubic meters of water can be saved for one mu of maize per year.
“根据我们的计算，一亩玉米每年可以节水250多立方米。
"It has been difficult to transport farm produce to the market and this road is going to boost our farming business," said a maize farmer Peter Kidelo.
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Imports of maize, mostly for feed, are forecast at a record level of 23.5 million tons in the 2021/22 marketing year.
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NAIROBI－It is early in the morning and Kenyan Cliff Nyongesa is getting ready to open his maize milling shop in Nairobi's Kawangware suburb, a low-income residential district.
内罗毕——清晨时分，肯尼亚人克里夫·恩永加萨正在准备打开位于内罗毕卡万加韦郊区自家的玉米磨坊店。卡万加韦是一个低收入居民区。
There is already a long queue of customers waiting with bags of maize outside his small shop.
他的小店外已经排起了一条长长的队伍，顾客们手里拎着装满玉米的袋子，正在等候。
The 42-year-old father of three charges his customers 10 Kenyan shillings ($0.09) to grind two kilograms of maize into flour.
这位42岁的三个孩子的父亲向顾客收取10肯尼亚先令（约合$0.09）的费用，为其磨制两公斤玉米成面粉。
Nyongesa told Xinhua News Agency on July 10 that his business is doing well thanks to the modern maize milling machine he bought from China in 2019.
7月10日，Nyongesa在接受新华社采访时表示，得益于2019年从中国购买的现代化玉米磨粉机，他的生意运转良好。
Since maize is the staple crop for the east African nation, demand for his services is steady throughout the year.
由于玉米是该东非国家的主要粮食作物，对他的服务需求全年保持稳定。
"Most of my customers prefer to buy the maize grains and grind it as compared to buying maize flour from supermarkets," Nyongesa said.
“我的大多数顾客更倾向于购买玉米粒自行研磨，而不是从超市购买玉米面粉，”Nyongesa说。
While preparing to establish a national-level innovation center for the maize seed industry, which will cover research areas like chemical plant protection, biological plant protection, soil restoration and agricultural biotechnology in China soon, the European company plans to accelerate the transformation and upgrading of the seed industry by empowering Chinese seed companies via a seed prosperity program.
He is also a top wheat scientist at the Institute of Crop Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences as well as the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, a nonprofit research and training center headquartered in El Batan, Mexico.
The Beijing-based Institute of Crop Sciences runs the lab in partnership with Pakistan's Quaid-i-Azam University and the National Agricultural Research Centre in the national capital Islamabad, through collaboration with the international maize and wheat center.