{"id":374937,"date":"2026-11-03T17:22:23","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T11:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=374937"},"modified":"2026-11-03T17:22:23","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T11:52:23","slug":"1st-international-maize-conference-2026-and-maize-cultivation-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/1st-international-maize-conference-2026-and-maize-cultivation-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"1st International Maize Conference 2026 and Maize Cultivation in India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> The 1st International Maize Conference 2026 commenced in Hyderabad bringing together experts and stakeholders to discuss maize research, productivity and value-chain development.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\"><b>About 1st International Maize Conference 2026 and Maize Cultivation in India<\/b><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 346px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imc-mtai.in\/assets\/logo-BdVbcZ_G.jpeg?resize=346%2C346&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"IMC 2026 \u2014 1st International Maize Conference\" width=\"346\" height=\"346\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: IMC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <strong>1st International Maize Conference 2026<\/strong> is a global forum<strong> to discuss strategies for advancing maize research, productivity and value-chain development.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Hosted by: <\/strong>It being hosted by<strong> India.\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lead Organizer:<\/strong> The lead organiser is<strong> Maize Technologists Association of India.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Theme:<\/strong> Its theme is <\/span><b>\u201cMaize Revolution for Food, Feed, Fodder, Fuel and Sustainability in the Changing World\u201d (M4FS).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Focus:<\/strong> It <\/span><b>focuses on high-yielding varieties and hybrids, improved nutritional quality, efficient resource utilisation, mechanisation, robust seed systems and maize\u2019s growing role<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in food, feed, fodder and energy security.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"yellow-h2-box\"><strong>About Maize<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Maize, also known as corn, is a <strong>cereal grain<\/strong> that belongs to the <strong>Poaceae family. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Globally, it is known as <strong>queen of cereals<\/strong> because it has the <strong>highest genetic yield potential<\/strong> among the cereals.<\/li>\n<li>It is the <strong>second rated grain<\/strong> used collectively in the form of foodstuff or fodder. It is also used as <strong>animal feed in poultry<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Conditions required<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Temperature:<\/strong> 25-30\u00b0 C<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rainfall:<\/strong> 50-100 cm<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sowing season:<\/strong> In India, maize is principally grown in <strong>two seasons<\/strong> \u2013 Monsoon (kharif) and winter (rabi)\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kharif maize<\/strong> represents around <strong>83% of maize area<\/strong> in India, while <strong>rabi maize<\/strong> correspond to <strong>17%<\/strong> maize area.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Soil:<\/strong> It can be grown successfully in a <strong>variety of soils<\/strong> ranging from <strong>loamy sand to clay loam<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li>However, soils with <strong>good organic matter content<\/strong> having <strong>high water holding capacity<\/strong> with <strong>neutral pH<\/strong> are considered good for higher productivity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>It requires a comparatively <strong>lesser ripening timespan of three months.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box yellow-h2-box\"><strong>About Maize Cultivation in India<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>India<\/strong> is the <strong>5th largest producer<\/strong> and <strong>14th largest exporter<\/strong> of Maize in the world.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Areas of Cultivation:<\/strong> Major maize growing states in India are <strong>Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Bihar, Maharashtra, Telangana, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Production:<\/strong> India achieve a record maize production of <strong>55.09 million tonnes in 2025\u201326.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Exports:<\/strong> The country has exported <strong>1.25 million MT of maize to the world in 2025-26, valued at Rs. 3,357.54 crores\/ 374.70 USD Millions.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Major Export Destinations (2025-26):<\/strong> Bangladesh (28.2%), Nepal (24.5%), Vietnam (22.0%), Sri Lanka (6.6%), and Thailand (3.3%).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Future Targets for Maize Production in India:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India aims <\/span><b>to increase maize production from approximately 55 million tonnes to 75 million tonnes <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">over the next decade.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The country <\/span><b>aims to achieve a further 1.5-fold increase in maize productivity <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">through technological innovation, improved crop management and efficient resource utilisation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Maize Hybrids in India<\/strong>: There has been significant progress made in <strong>maize research and extension over the past five years, including the development of 3<\/strong><\/span><strong>29 maize hybrids.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The 1st International Maize Conference 2026 commenced in Hyderabad bringing together experts and stakeholders to discuss maize research, productivity and value-chain development. 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