Jordan Blekking, a doctoral student in the IU Department of Geography, notes “maize is the most important crop in Southern Africa, both in terms of agricultural productivity and food security.” He’ll present a discussion on how maize has grown in importance across the region over the past century, primarily as a result of pro-maize policies that promote the crop above all others, but may create more adverse food security effects, and even hunger. The talk will be free and open to the public.