wheat production
Extreme heat and drought at flowering could put future wheat harvests at risk
New research shows that short periods of extreme heat and drought during flowering could become one of the biggest threats to global wheat production in the coming decades. As the climate changes, farmers around the world are facing more frequent and intense weather extremes. While drought has long been[...]
Local wheat production to benefit from new deal: Spear Capital invests in Greenwave Milling
The war in Ukraine brought an important reality to our eyes: that there was previously far too much reliance by many countries on the importation of food products, in particular wheat, from the Ukraine. In Zimbabwe, for instance, prior to the war Russian and Ukrainian wheat accounted for nearly[...]
Syngenta shares interesting facts: Wheat production 2022
Wheat is the most widely cultivated cereal in the world, a staple food for 40 percent of the world’s population that contributes 20 percent of total dietary calories and proteins worldwide (Braun et al, 2010). With that in mind, grain production needs to double (if not triple) to feed[...]
Syngenta shares interesting facts: Wheat production 2020
by Brian Mhango Socrates once said: "Nobody is qualified to become a statesman who is entirely ignorant of the problem of wheat.” With that quote I thought of sharing a few interesting bits about wheat. Wheat was one of the first domesticated food crops, and for 8 000 years[...]
Syngenta – Wheat production
by Brian Mhango Socrates once said: "Nobody is qualified to become a statesman who is entirely ignorant of the problem of wheat.” And with that quote I thought of sharing a few interesting bits about wheat: Wheat was one of the first domesticated food crops and for 8000 years[...]