Sentence examples for maize being from inspiring English sources

They are farmers, corn (maize) being the staple crop.

There is some agriculture, with sugarcane, oranges, grapes, and corn (maize) being the principal crops.

Dr. Beadle concluded that the two plants were members of the same species, with maize being the domesticated form of teosinte.

It reports that the area of maize being grown for biogas in the UK has trebled to 15,000 hectares in the past two years alone, and is likely to rise to 25,000 hectares next year.

He said: "Using GM technology, there are now varieties of major crops, rice, wheat and maize being produced that are drought resistant, flood resistant, saline resistant and disease resistant, which could transform Africa's ability to feed its people... Some products have emerged, for example, from South Africa.

The economy of the district is primarily agricultural, with rice, wheat and maize being major crops.

Other crops such as maize are not as profitable as tobacco, they say.

Now the restaurant, Maize, is settling in for its first full season.

All along the riverbank in Opik's village the maize was standing tall, ready for harvest.

It reports that food production has halved compared to last year and maize is 53% more expensive.

So you'd expect the government to apply stringent rules to the way maize is grown.