Post by Trade facilitator on Oct 12, 2022 15:02:42 GMT 1
Pathetic Wheat Situation: Nigeria Moves To Boost Production With Locally Suitable Seedlings
Nigeria, Africa’s largest buyer of wheat, now set to increase production through improved local seedlings.
Nigeria has moved to boost the production of wheat in the country as it partners with food and agri-business giant, Olams International Limited, to develop seed varieties of the grain that are suitable for its climate, which will boost local output and reduce the country’s dependence on importation of the commodity.
This is coming at a time that the global food system has been in crisis due to the pressure from the Russia-Ukraine war. Though China is the world’s largest producer of wheat, Russia is the largest exporter of wheat in the world; the country exported more than $7.3 billion worth of wheat in 2021.
However, the Russia-Ukraine war has caused massive disruptions to the global wheat market and this has also affected adjacent industries too.
According to Bloomberg, this was made known by the Country Head for Olam-Agric Nigeria, Ashish Pande, during a virtual media briefing where he said that Olam unit Crown Flour Mill has produced the nucleus seeds suitable for Nigeria’s topography and climate.
The Principal Research Officer at Lake Chad Research Institute, Kachalla Mala, had also at the event said that the new seeds give assurance that the investment of Olam will accelerate production in Nigeria, Africa’s largest buyer of wheat, across the wheat-farming belt.
It is on record that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has consistently been trying to boost wheat production locally in order to address the rising cost of the commodity through various support programmes to farmers in terms of funding, inputs, technical know-how, off-taking arrangements and others.
The apex bank in April 2021, included wheat as one of the items listed in the Forex restriction list in order to encourage local production of the commodity and ultimately reduce the pressure on Nigeria’s foreign exchange market.
The CBN had also earlier in the year announced an increase in funding to stimulate local wheat production due to global increase in prices as well as the need to redirect the foreign exchange spent on importing the commodity.
Nigeria imports most of its wheat for local consumption as the US Department of Agriculture had said that the country only produced 1% of the 4.7 million tons of the commodity it consumed in 2021.
Local wheat production has been negatively affected by lack of appropriate seed varieties that can be grown in local weather conditions, high fertilizer costs and the lack of irrigation facilities.
The boosting of local production of wheat has become very imperative due to the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war which has affected food prices globally.
Russia and Ukraine account for one-third of global wheat production, with expected shortage of the commodity in the global market.
Wheat Production across States in Nigeria:
According to the latest National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) report on Wheat production in 2021, there are thirteen (13) States that produce wheat in Nigeria. The total hectares of cultivated land for wheat production across all thirteen states is 11,820, while total yield per hectare was 3,126 and total production was 36,943,800 metric tonnes.
The report shows that Kano State has the highest land cultivated for wheat production at 2,326 hectares and the highest production of 6,512,800 kg despite having a low yield per hectare of 2,800kg. Zamfara on the other hand has both the lowest land for wheat production and lowest production at 672,000 kg even though it has a high per hectare yield of 3,500kg.
Kano has the highest production of 6,512,800 kg on 2,326 hectares of land but with a low yield of 2,800 kg per hectare. Now let us compare it with Zamfara state with yield per hectare of 3,500 kg but produces only 672, 000 kg for the year in question.
Then look at this: According to knoema.com, in 2020, wheat yield for China was 57,417 kg per hectare. Wheat yield of China increased from 38,061 kg per hectare in 2001 to 57,417 kg per hectare in 2020 growing at an average annual rate of 2.22%.
A country’s wheat yield per hectare is 57,417 kg, while that of Nigeria is 3,500 at the highest. That is why what Olams is trying to do is commendable.
Our company is one of the best Agro-Export Business in Nigeria today. We train individuals and corporate organizations on how to do Export Business the right way; if you are interested, please contact the admin of this forum now for further details.
Nigeria, Africa’s largest buyer of wheat, now set to increase production through improved local seedlings.
Nigeria has moved to boost the production of wheat in the country as it partners with food and agri-business giant, Olams International Limited, to develop seed varieties of the grain that are suitable for its climate, which will boost local output and reduce the country’s dependence on importation of the commodity.
This is coming at a time that the global food system has been in crisis due to the pressure from the Russia-Ukraine war. Though China is the world’s largest producer of wheat, Russia is the largest exporter of wheat in the world; the country exported more than $7.3 billion worth of wheat in 2021.
However, the Russia-Ukraine war has caused massive disruptions to the global wheat market and this has also affected adjacent industries too.
According to Bloomberg, this was made known by the Country Head for Olam-Agric Nigeria, Ashish Pande, during a virtual media briefing where he said that Olam unit Crown Flour Mill has produced the nucleus seeds suitable for Nigeria’s topography and climate.
The Principal Research Officer at Lake Chad Research Institute, Kachalla Mala, had also at the event said that the new seeds give assurance that the investment of Olam will accelerate production in Nigeria, Africa’s largest buyer of wheat, across the wheat-farming belt.
It is on record that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has consistently been trying to boost wheat production locally in order to address the rising cost of the commodity through various support programmes to farmers in terms of funding, inputs, technical know-how, off-taking arrangements and others.
The apex bank in April 2021, included wheat as one of the items listed in the Forex restriction list in order to encourage local production of the commodity and ultimately reduce the pressure on Nigeria’s foreign exchange market.
The CBN had also earlier in the year announced an increase in funding to stimulate local wheat production due to global increase in prices as well as the need to redirect the foreign exchange spent on importing the commodity.
Nigeria imports most of its wheat for local consumption as the US Department of Agriculture had said that the country only produced 1% of the 4.7 million tons of the commodity it consumed in 2021.
Local wheat production has been negatively affected by lack of appropriate seed varieties that can be grown in local weather conditions, high fertilizer costs and the lack of irrigation facilities.
The boosting of local production of wheat has become very imperative due to the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war which has affected food prices globally.
Russia and Ukraine account for one-third of global wheat production, with expected shortage of the commodity in the global market.
Wheat Production across States in Nigeria:
According to the latest National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) report on Wheat production in 2021, there are thirteen (13) States that produce wheat in Nigeria. The total hectares of cultivated land for wheat production across all thirteen states is 11,820, while total yield per hectare was 3,126 and total production was 36,943,800 metric tonnes.
The report shows that Kano State has the highest land cultivated for wheat production at 2,326 hectares and the highest production of 6,512,800 kg despite having a low yield per hectare of 2,800kg. Zamfara on the other hand has both the lowest land for wheat production and lowest production at 672,000 kg even though it has a high per hectare yield of 3,500kg.
Kano has the highest production of 6,512,800 kg on 2,326 hectares of land but with a low yield of 2,800 kg per hectare. Now let us compare it with Zamfara state with yield per hectare of 3,500 kg but produces only 672, 000 kg for the year in question.
Then look at this: According to knoema.com, in 2020, wheat yield for China was 57,417 kg per hectare. Wheat yield of China increased from 38,061 kg per hectare in 2001 to 57,417 kg per hectare in 2020 growing at an average annual rate of 2.22%.
A country’s wheat yield per hectare is 57,417 kg, while that of Nigeria is 3,500 at the highest. That is why what Olams is trying to do is commendable.
Our company is one of the best Agro-Export Business in Nigeria today. We train individuals and corporate organizations on how to do Export Business the right way; if you are interested, please contact the admin of this forum now for further details.
