Pathways to wheat self-sufficiency in Africa

dc.creatorSilva, J.V.
dc.creatorDebello, M.J.
dc.creatorFantaye, K.T.
dc.creatorAbeyo Bekele Geleta
dc.creatorDevkota, M.
dc.creatorFrija, A.
dc.creatorHabarurema, I.
dc.creatorTembo, B.
dc.creatorBahri, H.
dc.creatorMosad, A.
dc.creatorBlasch, G.
dc.creatorSonder, K.
dc.creatorSnapp, S.S.
dc.creatorBaudron, F.
dc.date2023-03-23T20:30:12Z
dc.date2023-03-23T20:30:12Z
dc.date2023
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-17T20:10:29Z
dc.date.available2023-07-17T20:10:29Z
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10883/22549
dc.identifier10.1016/j.gfs.2023.100684
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/7514292
dc.descriptionA growing urban population and dietary changes increased wheat import bills in Africa to 9% per year. Though wheat production in the continent has been increasing over the past decades, to varying degrees depending on regions, this has not been commensurate with the rapidly increasing demand for wheat. Analyses of wheat yield gaps show that there is ample opportunity to increase wheat production in Africa through improved genetics and agronomic practices. Doing so would reduce import dependency and increase wheat self-sufficiency at national level in many African countries. In view of the uncertainties revealed by the global COVID-19 pandemic, extreme weather events, and world security issues, national policies in Africa should re-consider the value of self-sufficiency in production of staple food crops, specifically wheat. This is particularly so for areas where water-limited wheat yield gaps can be narrowed through intensification on existing cropland and judicious expansion of rainfed and irrigated wheat areas. Increasing the production of other sources of calories (and proteins) should also be considered to reduce dependency on wheat imports.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relationhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211912423000147?via%3Dihub#appsec1
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dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.source37
dc.source2211-9124
dc.sourceGlobal Food Security
dc.source100684
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectIMPORT SUBSTITUTION
dc.subjectYIELD GAP
dc.subjectGENETIC IMPROVEMENT
dc.subjectAGRONOMY
dc.subjectSustainable Agrifood Systems
dc.titlePathways to wheat self-sufficiency in Africa
dc.typeArticle
dc.typePublished Version
dc.coverageAfrica
dc.coverageUSA


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