TY - CHAP AU - Kelvin Mulungu AU - John N. Ng’ombe ED - Akbar Hossain Y1 - 2019-11-19 PY - 2019 T1 - Climate Change Impacts on Sustainable Maize Production in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review N2 - Maize is a staple cereal after wheat and rice. It is an important source of carbohydrate, protein, iron, vitamin B and minerals for many poor people in the world. In developing countries maize is a major source of income in resource-poor farmers. As maize is used both as silage and as crop residue and the grains of maize are usually used for food, starch and oil extraction industrially, the demand for maize is rising day by day. Therefore, it is imperative for improvement of maize to meet the increasing demand. This book entitled "Maize - Production and Use" highlights the importance of maize and the improved management approaches for improving the productivity of maize in the era of changing climate. BT - Maize SP - Ch. 4 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.90033 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.90033 SN - 978-1-83880-262-2 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-03-28 ER -