| Nigeria is rich in several food grain resources that empower the country with a large capacity to develop a food-grain policy. The current food-grain resource structure of Nigeria is reviewed in terms of production, milling, storage structure and issues confronting the sector growth, sustainability, policies and frameworks towards the actualization of food production efficiency. Total food-grain consumption (wheat, maize, sorghum and rice) decreased by 1.2 Mt in 2011-2013. Local consumption of wheat, and rice marginally increased by 191,000 and 500,000 t respectively in 2011-2013, that of maize and sorghum decreased by 1.5 Mt and 350,000 t respectively at the same period. About 76% of the total food grain consumption was produced locally in 2011/2012 while... |
