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Agriculture
Nigeria's main wheat states are projected to grow about 140,000 tonnes in 2026-27 against demand above 6.8 million tonnes, pushing imports toward 7.2 million tonnes.
Agriculture
Cutting post-harvest losses could reduce Egypt's wheat import dependency by 37% and save about $1.1 billion.
Agriculture
Africa imports roughly 40 million tonnes of wheat a year, worth $15 billion, according to the AfDB.
Agriculture
Nigeria's domestic wheat output is small next to a market worth $1.5 billion in 2017.
Agriculture
Efforts to modernize how grain moves across East African borders.
Agriculture
Algeria's push to grow more of the wheat it consumes.
Agriculture
African governments weigh biofuel ambitions against food security for a growing population.
Agriculture
How storage, handling and policy fixes could keep more of Africa's grain harvest from going to waste.