Maize​, also know as corn is the cereal grain, which separated the kernels from the maize ear on a stalk. Good for both human and animal consumption, different types of maize are often used to produce ethanol, syrup, starch, cereal, whiskey and other consumable products.

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About 9,000 years ago, maize was domesticated by the indigenous communities of Mesoamericans. As maize became a staple diet, humans transition from foraging, hunting and horticutural to a farming society. Today, maize is of the most important staple food in the world, with the total production exceeding of wheat or rice.

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