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The following international wheat production statistics come from the Food and Agriculture Organization figures from FAOSTAT database, older from International Grains Council figures from the report "Grain Market Report". The quantities of wheat in the following table are in million metric tonnes. All countries with a typical production ...
North Africa: A lump of cooked wheat flour dough, sometimes with butter or honey added [1] Attiéké: Côte d'Ivoire: A side or main dish made from cassava [citation needed] Babute: Democratic Republic of Congo: Ground beef, curry powder, and apricots: Banga soup: Nigeria, Ghana, and Cameroon
Couscous (Arabic: كُسْكُس, romanized: kuskus) is a traditional North African dish [5] [6] of small [a] steamed granules of rolled semolina [7] that is often served with a stew spooned on top. Pearl millet , sorghum , bulgur , and other cereals are sometimes cooked in a similar way in other regions, and the resulting dishes are also ...
The following is a list of countries by wheat exports. Data is for 2023 as reported in Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database. [1] Wheat is one of the biggest crops in the international grain trade, alongside other crops like maize (corn), rice and soybean. #
Wheat cultivation spread from the western Cape where rainfall is fairly reliable, to the Orange Free State and the eastern Transvaal, primarily in response to rising consumer demand. [19] As of 2018, South Africa produced 1.8 million tonnes of wheat. [18] Other small grains are grown in localised areas of South Africa. [19]
Fonio is cultivated in all West Africa as a staple crop. [11] Guinea is the biggest producer of fonio with a production of 483,906 tonnes (533,415 short tons) and a cultivated surface area of 590,129 hectares (1,458,240 acres) in 2021, followed by Nigeria (86,609 tonnes (95,470 short tons)) and Mali (47,664 tonnes (52,541 short tons)).
Wheat field in Miliana, Algeria. In South Africa, the Free State province is often considered the country's breadbasket due to its wheat, sunflower, and maize fields. [12] The Overberg region in the Western Cape is also known as the breadbasket of South Africa due to its large wheat fields, as well as fruit growing. [13]
Other countries in Africa where millets are a significant food source include Ethiopia, Nigeria and Uganda. Millet is also an important food item for the population living in the drier parts of many other countries, especially in eastern and central Africa, and in the northern coastal countries of western Africa.