@article{Shah:197327,
      recid = {197327},
      author = {Shah, Mahendra and Fischer, Gunther and Kromer, Gerhard  and Parikh, Kirit},
      title = {Africa's Growing Dependence on Imported Wheat},
      address = {1987},
      number = {992-2016-77618},
      pages = {4},
      year = {1987},
      abstract = {Food production in many African countnes has in recent  years not expanded fast enough to keep up
with population  growth. Dimimshmgself-sufficiency and food security and the  consequent increase in food imports
of many African  countnes are causing great concern. Amongst all food items,  wheat stands out as the one
commodity whose influence in  consumption seems to be growing rapidly This paper  highlights the results of a
detailed study investigating  the underlying causes of past trends, estimating the  ecological and econom1cally viable
potential of ram fed  wheat production m Africa, and outlining some aspects and  possible consequences of different
levels of international  wheat prices and food aid on the agricultural sector as  well as the nutritional level of African
countries.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/197327},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.197327},
}