Pathways to wheat self-sufficiency in Africa
João Vasco Silva,Moti Jaleta,Kindie Tesfaye,Bekele Abeyo,M. Devkota,Aymen Frija,I. Habarurema,Batiseba Tembo,Haithem Bahri,Alaa Mosad,Gerald Blasch,Kai Sonder,Sieglinde S. Snapp,Frédéric Baudron +13 more
TL;DR: 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 as discussed by the authors .
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About: This article is published in Global Food Security. The article was published on 01 Jun 2023. and is currently open access. The article focuses on the topics: Medicine & Food security.
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