Confronting wheat shortage
Oluwatomisin Amokeoja
As Nigeria grapples with wheat insufficiency, stakeholders have met to discuss strategies to boost its production. DANIEL ESSIET reports
Wheat grain is in high demand from millers and pasta plants owners. To produce the required amount of wheat to feed the world’s growing population, researchers at Department of Global Development, Cornell University, United States predicted that wheat yields must increase at least 1.4 per cent yearly through 2030.
Like other staples, wheat is cultivated in Nigeria. However, its production is not sufficient for domestic requirements.
Despite this, population growth and increased feed grains requirements are expected to drive up Nigeria’s demand for wheat in the approaching years.