our Sudanese estimated wheat consumption may be 70.000 wheat sack per day for Sudan,maximum wheat production 20-40 sack per acre (fedan),wheat cultivated during winter using modern and traditional irrigation methods.1.500.000 acres (fedan) were needed to produce this amount per year.The Rajehi investment company succeed in producing wheat in 200.000 acres (fedan) this may open a door for 10 more projects to a chive wheat production and food security in Sudan .
In terms of food security in Sudan I believe that millet would be more secure since it has more productive ability and it can be produced at lower water input. The C4 metabolism of millet is very efficient and the return on water input can be higher. In terms of meeting the protein requirements a drought tolerance grain legume like pigeon pea could be employed for providing complete protein in a food ration. The use of crop would give nitrogen needed for the millet production.
From stability of yield in drought prone conditions short maturity varieties should be utilized to lessen probability of drought stress during critical filling stages.
Interesting. thanks. In fact millet represent one of the most important crops in Sudan and some near by a African countries which cultivated and consumed by ruler population in some states of Sudan but due to urbanization,population growth and migration to the major cities. As an example the capital city (Khartoum) about 10 million person from the total population of Sudan.These factors increase the consumption and import of wheat which stress Sudan economy for many years and put Sudan governments in critical situation.
I believe to be an excellent question and in a suitable time. Because wheat production was, is and still will be become is an acute and chronic problem for this regime and the previous regimes, and right now one of demonstrator's demand to offer bread from wheat at a cheap price for poor people and distribute it equally.
Moreover, what about, the Sudan climate and soil are suitable for producing wheat in a higher amount of production. This issue I thinks the problem for scientists in from all fields of agriculture. I think is higher time for the government to consider agriculture sector is the most priority and a larger emphasis on an increasing the wheat production, by facilitating all input which obstacle the production such fertilizers, pesticide…etc. In land where wheat is not suitable for producing in higher amounts, the research will be carried on found the wheat tolerance to heat and drought or for saline, sodic, and calcareous soils. The team of researchers should the contains all aspects of agricultural fields such as; breeders, agronomist and soil sciences, ..etc. Moreover, the main skeleton of research should be a focus on socioeconomic issues. To reply some questions, why the wheat consumption in Sudan is increasing is due to urbanization or for another issue. Is there any possibility to return the people to consume sorghum is there any chance to change their people's behavior to accept and consume cassava instead of wheat like other African countries?
Thanks for these valuable information,Historical information prove that wheat more acceptable by most of Sudanese people specifically those lived along river Nile and its branches since ancient time (Merowe, Soba and Karma civilizations).Due to desertification,climate change and its worse environmental problems in many states of Sudan, many ruler people migrate to the major cities of Sudan specifically to those lies beside rivers including Khartoum the capital of Sudan and change their live stile.This process increased the urban population in these cities which multiplied through time .Diverging this process is not easy, it takes time and it will not stop the higher demand of our country for Wheat. Depend on imported wheat is not wise decision since the price increased through time flowing increased world population and decreed wheat yield. the only possible remedy for this disease is to increase wheat production in Sudan
Before cultivation in the planning phase we need to secure and be sure technologies and scientific recommendations would be deployed. That means Integrated efforts were needed. Scientist, producers, economist and governments: had to work hands in hand to support financing inputs, machinery for cultivation and harvest, storage and marketing