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Can Egypt become self-sufficient in wheat?

Egypt produces half of the 20 million tons of wheat that it consumes with irrigation and imports the other half. Egypt is also the world’s largest importer of wheat. The population of Egypt is currently growing at 2.2% annually, and projections indicate that the demand for wheat will triple by the e...

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Main Authors: Senthold Asseng, Ahmed M S Kheir, Belay T Kassie, Gerrit Hoogenboom, Aly I N Abdelaal, Dorota Z Haman, Alex C Ruane
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: IOP Publishing 2018-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
Subjects:
wheat
climate change impact
food security
water demand
adaptation
open climate campaign
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aada50
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