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Immature maize trade fueling Uganda's aflatoxin crisis
Immature grain contains higher moisture content, which is difficult to remove, causing the grain to degrade.
Due to the high demand for maize, foreigners are coming into the country to buy gardens before maturity.
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision
The Grain Council of Uganda (TGCU) has called for interventions to regulate the buying of grain, saying it is exacerbating the problem of aflatoxins in Uganda.
TGCU chairman Robert