Africa
Senegal harvests first experimental homegrown wheat
4 years agoA worker from the Senegalese Agricultural Research Institute is seen in a wheat field in Sangalkam, near Dakar, on April 7, 2023. - Senegal has been harvesting its first fields of wheat since this week for large-scale production that would break with its total dependence on imports. Supply difficulties, the rise in grain prices and inflation caused by the war in Ukraine and the food crisis have stimulated the Senegalese self-sufficiency effort. (Photo by SEYLLOU / AFP)
With the whir of a mower, under a clear blue sky, Senegalese researchers have begun harvesting a crop of experimental homegrown wheat, the latest step in a years-long effort to reduce reliance on imports.