Crops that feed the world 10: Past successes and future challenges to the role played by wheat in global food security

Wheat is fundamental to human civilization and has played an outstanding role in feeding a hungry world and improving global food security. The crop contributes about 20 % of the total dietary calories and proteins worldwide. Food demand in the developing regions is growing by 1 % annually and varie...

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Main Authors: Shiferaw, Bekele, Smale, Melinda, Braun, Hans-Joachim, Duveiller, Etienne, Reynolds, Mathew, Muricho, Geoffrey
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Springer 2013
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/170887

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