Domestic production: a solution to African import dependence


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2012-11-30

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2012-11-30

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Solomon Gizaw Assefa. (30/11/2012). Domestic production: a solution to African import dependence. Beirut, Lebanon: International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA).
The impressive performance of improved varieties of high-yielding, heat-tolerant wheat developed in Sudan has convinced Nigerian decision makers that a viable solution to their country’s growing dependence on wheat imports is domestic production – a policy shift that will protect Nigerians from the vagaries of global commodity markets and strengthen national food security.

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Gizaw Assefa, Solomon