posted on 2024-09-06, 05:16authored byM.I. Gomez, M. Mutambenengwe, H. Moyo
The development of improved maize varieties and processing technology has gradually enabled maize to replace sorghum in low rain areas of Zimbabwe and other SADCC states. Sorghum and millet production and utilization technologies have remained at traditional levels of low efficiency and productivity. The increased dependence on maize has been coupled with a concurrent increase in the demand for wheat and wheat products. With the exception of Malawi and Zimbabwe, the rest of the SADCC states are net importers of maize. Currently every SADCC state is an importer of wheat.
A book chapter on research on sorghum and wheat composites in Zimbabwe.
Funding
UZ/MSU Food Security Project.
History
Publisher
University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Publications/ Michigan State University (MSU)
Citation
Gomez, M.I., Mutambanengwe, M. and Moyo, H. (1987) Research on sorghum and wheat flour composites. In: Rukuni, M. and Eicher, C.K. (eds.) Food security for Southern Africa, pp. 341-350. Harare: Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension.
IDS Item Types
Book chapter
Copyright holder
University of Zimbabwe (UZ)/ Michigun State University (MSU)