Akem, C.

Assefa, S.

Baum, M.

Bishaw, Z.

Debele, T.

Goita, O.

Kutywayo, D.

Mogi, R.

Olabanji, O.

Shideed, K.

Tahir, I.

U. Abubakar, I.

Wuletaw, T.

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Scaling up proven wheat technologies and innovations for achieving a wheat self-sufficiencyin AfricaS. Assefa, T. Wuletaw, Z. Bishaw, , K.Shideed, M. Baum, I. Tahir, T. Debele, I. U. Abubakar, , O. Olabanji, D.Kutywayo, R. Mogi, O. Goita and C. Akems.assefa@cgiar.orgICARDAAbstract: Today, Africa as a whole produces less than half of the wheat it consumed, and the chasm betweendemand and domestic production is widening because of increased population, income and change in food preferences.Compared to the global average wheat productivity 3.3 tonsha, the average wheat productivity in SSA very low, about1.7 tonsha due to several biophysical and socio-economic constraints. The development of high yielding, heat tolerantand widely adaptable wheat varieties with integrated management packages has proved a breakthrough that openedup new opportunities to produce wheat competitively in the vast heat stressed agro-ecologies of Africa. The TAATwheat initiative 2018-2020 aims to scale up proven wheat technologies involving over 2 million farmers to enhancefood and nutritional security, job creation, economic growth and contributing to poverty alleviation across Africa. TheInnovation platform is an effective approach for transferring proven technologies at scale by fostering a paradigm shiftthrough facilitating interaction, buy-in, negotiation and collective action amongst beneficiaries and policy makers.Youth and women groups actively engage in various wheat agri-businesses along the value chain. Within the IPframework, all stakeholders operate in a commercial mode and economically benefit from the platform, which ensurestheir continued interest and sustainability.

Scaling up Proven Wheat Technologies and Innovations for Achieving a Wheat Self-Sufficiency in Africa

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Scaling up Proven Wheat Technologies and Innovations for Achieving a Wheat Self-Sufficiency in Africa

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