SUPER RARE ENDANGERED corn Heirloom Organic Volta White Maize Seeds *Endangered corn type* Grows up to 14 feet tall.
Volta White Maize 1 seed
Zea mays 'Volta White'
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(This is an actual endangered species of plant that is on the verge of extinction and so it is a once in a lifetime opportunity to buy some of the endangered plants that we carry and their seeds so please share with us your experiences and pictures as you are one of very few people on the planet that will be able to share in this experience and we are still collecting data, photos and information on these plants as we grow and research them and help to preserve their species and so buying them is not just buying a plant it is actually helping in our quest to preserve it's existence and save it from extinction. Volta White Maize
Zea mays 'Volta White'
Uses: Culinary Duration: Annual
When to Sow: Spring Ease of Germination: Easy
(Abliyi) White maize or corn is ubiquitous throughout the world. The impact of maize on the human condition is impossible to overstate: maize is responsible for the wellbeing and survival of billions of people on the planet that we share. Each region has its own varieties or landraces that are adapted to local conditions. This landrace is commonly grown throughout the Volta River region of Ghana. Virtually every meal features this maize in one form or another, whether it is akple or kenkey used to scoop food out of soup bowls, or it is in stews such as ayibli made with beans and groundnuts, or it is made into porridge for breakfast, or to prepare alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks called aliha. The versatility of white maize in the local diet is astounding and, for the local Ewe people, it is impossible to imagine life without it. Every square meter of growing space is used to grow it, even in open rooms of buildings under construction as long as there is soil, light and water! This Volta White landrace is a starch corn for dry processing and it is not eaten fresh like sweet corn, although it is sometimes roasted or boiled and eaten on the cob.