Heat-tolerant wheat transforms food production and policy for Sudan
Published Date
October 05, 2015
Type
Brief
Authors:
An integrated wheat package introducing heat-tolerant wheat varieties that can withstand temperatures greater than 38°C is transforming farmer fields in Sudan and showing policy-makers a new road to food security.
Citation:
Solomon Gizaw Assefa. (5/10/2015). Heat-tolerant wheat transforms food production and policy for Sudan. Beirut, Lebanon: International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA).
Keywords:
increased wheat production
subsaharan africa
crop productivity
heat tolerance