Potential for wheat production in africa cimmyt publications. Pdf the challenges and opportunities for wheat production under. Ethiopian wheat production for 201920 will reach a projected 4. Ethiopias wheat production to increase as government. This low productivity can be ascribed to many factors. Considering the growing importance wheat has for food security in africa, african union heads of state endorsed their agriculture ministers endorsement in january 20, to add wheat to the list of strategic crops for africa. Adoption of improved wheat varieties and impacts on household food security in ethiopia. Overview of data discrepancies estimates of wheat production, area harvested, and therefore yields vary substantially across the usda foreign agricultural. Adoption of improved technologies is one of the most promising ways to increase agricultural production and productivity.
Wheat and wheat products represent 14 percent of the total caloric intake in ethiopia. Improving wheat production and productivity is therefore a key part of the agenda in the ethiopian governments food security policy programs. Results in this paper are based on wheat production, but it should be noted that this model can be used to generate production gaps for most nationallyproduced crops. Challenges and opportunities took place in addis ababa, ethiopia, on november 23, 2018. Summary of essp ii working paper 16, crop production in ethiopia. Immediate opportunity to invest in a wheat processing.
Addis ababa, ethiopia 9 october 2012in releasing the first ever comprehensive report on subsaharan. Wheat is one of the major cereal crops in the ethiopian highlands, which range between 6 and 16 n, 35 and 42 e, and from 1500 m to 28 m. Previous studies have indicated that farm production and productivity can possibly be raised by allocating more area for production, by developing and adopting of new technologies, andor by. Pdf four major wheat producing states of ethiopia amhara, oromia, southnationnationalities and peoples regional sate snnpr, and. Adoption of improved wheat varieties and impacts on. It is used to make bread, pasta, cake, crackers, cookies, pastries, flour, and many other foodstuffs. Evidence from major wheat producing regions of the country mesay yami, fekadu fufa, terfe fita and sultan usman wheat regional center of excellence wrcoe eastern africa agricultural productivity project eaapp wheat. Once a net exporter of wheat, ethiopia is now a net importer of wheat due to many factors including war and crop failures hailu 1991, and population. The sea of wheat farms along the belt are dotted with barley and teff fields and stretch as far as the eyes can see. The wheat sector in ethiopia zentrum fur entwicklungsforschung. Despite the large production capacity, ethiopia is a net importer of wheat. Record 201415 wheat harvest expected for ethiopia usda. Pdf four major wheat producing states of ethiopia amhara, oromia, south nationnationalities and peoples regional sate snnpr, and. A study was conducted to analyze factors influencing adoption of wheat technology packages by smallholder farmers in gurawa, meta and habro districts in eastern ethiopia.
Ethiopia is the largest wheat producer in the subsaharan africa with about 0. International wheat production statistics wikipedia. Regional patterns and trends alemayehu seyoum taffesse, paul dorosh and sinafikeh asrat development strategy and governance division, international food policy research institute, ethiopia strategy support program ii, ethiopia ifpriaddis ababa p. Notwithstanding these considerations, the local wheat producer must be able to grow. Impact of yield gains in wheat and maize production on poverty. A case study in machakel woreda, ethiopia article pdf available may 2008 with 2,375 reads how we measure reads. Information from collected literature for ethiopia to be used for crop modelling for ethiopia a. Analysis of incentives and disincentives for wheat in ethiopia fao. Pdf prospects and challenges of wheat production in ethiopia. Evidence from major wheat producing regions of the country 1. Determinants of technical efficiency of wheat production. Adoption of improved wheat varieties increases the probability of food security, per capita food consumption, and the probability of.
Ethiopia is not selfsufficient in its wheat production and imports an average 1 million tons per annum for the years 20062015 index mundi 2016. At present, wheat is produced solely under rainfed conditions. Wheat rises to meet challenges and demand in ethiopia. Prospects and challenges of wheat production inethiopia. Effect of different rates of nitrogen fertilizer on durum. Pdf summary wheat is an important crop in the highlands of northern ethiopia and climate change is expected to be a major threat to. Information from collected literature for ethiopia to be.
In recent years, wheat became one of the most important cereal crops in ethiopia ranking 3rd in total grain production 17. Addis ababa, january 23, 20the lush wheat land that stretches from the rural township of kulumsa assela deep into the southeastern part of the country comprises what is dubbed the arsibale wheat belt of ethiopia. This increase is in part due to a new governmental initiative to make the country wheat selfsufficient through supplying required inputs, development of irrigation schemes, promoting mechanization and extension support in semiarid areas of the country. Wheat is one of the oldest and most important of the cereal crops. Also, check irrigation and manuring schedule for commercial wheat farming with pests, diseases, and their control. Strategic analysis and intervention plan for wheat and wheat products in the agrocommodities procurement zone of the pilot integrated agroindustrial park in centraleastern oromia, ethiopia. Overview of data discrepancies estimates of wheat production, area harvested, and therefore yields. Wheat is the third most important cereal crop in the world after maize and rice. Growth and yield of bread wheat triticum aestivum l. Prospects and challenges of wheat production in ethiopia.
Before wheat production of ethiopia started to increase to reach a level of 4,800 tonnes in 2019, it went through a trough reaching a low of 429 tonnes in 1977. Ethiopia is the second largest wheat producer in subsaharan africa, after south africa. Ethiopia has significant wheat production potential report. Wheat is the fourth important cereal crop and its yield was low in ethiopia. Policy implications for improving investments in maize and wheat value chains may 30, 2018 agriculture global practice. Ethiopia wheat production for 201415 is estimated at a record 4. Below you will find the last recordings for the indicator. Wheat production in ethiopia has significantly increased over the past 20. Ethiopia ethiopia s wheat production is expected to increase hitting 4. In ethiopia, durum wheat grain is most important for industrial. Analysis of technical efficiency of wheat production. Learn step by step how to grow wheat like wheat planting distance, spacing, planting methods, depth. Ethiopia s coffee production for my1920 octsep is forecast at 7.
Crop calendar, tsum, sowing date and growth duration fao crop calendars for maize sorghum millet wheat administrative areas agroecology crop additional information planting onset planting end sowing rate growth duration harve sting. In the highlands of ethiopia and the oases of the sahara this crop has. State, ethiopia yalemwork amare msc, raya university abstract. In ethiopia wheat is under production for centuries and today, wheat is among the most important crops grown in ethiopia, both as a source of food and income generating venture for farmers in the country in general, particularly for the study area. Factors affecting marketing intensity of wheat growers in. Wheat yields are expected to drop by approximately 5% at each 0. This is according to a recent report by the global agricultural information netwo. The following international wheat production statistics come from the food and agriculture organization figures from faostat database, older from international grains council figures from the report grain market report the quantities of wheat in the following table are in million metric tonnes. Policy interventions that aim at improving wheat production or agricultural. Out of the total wheat production, 7580 percent is hard red wheat used to make bread and durum makes up roughly 1015 percent. Other statistics from the agss on wheat production at the kebele level include the.
This paper provides a general overview of the current status and key challenges of the ethiopian wheat value chain. A wheat selfsufficiency roadmap for ethiopias future. The description is composed by our digital data assistant. The turkey hard red winter wheat brought to kansas by mennonites in 1874 quickly became the most important crop in the state. Wheat is an important industrial and food grain, which ranks second among the most important cereal crops in the world after rice, and traded internationally. A national wheat taskforce led by eiar will start implementing a roadmap in the coming days, with the first effects expected for the next planting season in early 2019. Continued improvements by breeding and modern technology for production have kept kansas the number one wheat state in the nation.
This study was conducted to understand the functioning of the wheat seed system in four major wheat growing areas of ethiopia. The analysis was based on a household survey data collected from 6 randomly. A spatially explicit small area integrated data approach. Wheat, any of several species of cereal grasses of the genus triticum and their edible grains. Wheat is an important staple food crop in ethiopia. Production ethiopia is the second largest wheat producing country in africa behind south africa. The consultative workshop wheat selfsufficiency in ethiopia. Concerted action and highyielding, diseaseresistant varieties from wheat partners, along with supportive government policies and better cropping practices, have caused ethiopia s wheat production to more than double in a decade, rising from 1. Pdf analysis of technical efficiency of wheat production.
Regional patterns and trends ethiopia strategy support program essp ii research note 11 ethiopia s crop agriculture is. Wheat is mainly grown in the central and south eastern highlands during the main meher rainy season june to september and harvested in octobernovember. The most suitable areas for wheat production however fall between 1900 and 2700 masl hailu, 2003. Despite the disincentives, wheat production has increased in recent years.
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