Plant breeding: A potential tool to sustain food security in Sub-Saharan Africa

Authors

  • Gbenga Oluwayomi Agbowuro Department of Biological Sciences, Elizade University, Ilara Mokin, Ondo State
  • Ayodeji Ekundayo Salami Department of Crop, Horticulture and Landscape Design, Ekiti state University, Ado-Ekiti
  • Micheal Segun Afolabi Department of Agronomy, Osun State University, Ejigbo Campus, Osun State

Keywords:

Food demand, Food security, Human population, Plant breeding, Sub-Sahara Africa

Abstract

The world human population has continued to increase over the years, this has affected availability and
shorten supply of food. Food security challenge is bound to happen as the world human population is expected to reach
9 billion by the year 2050 if food production rate did not double its current production rate. The problem is
compounded by the reduction in area of arable land available for farming and food production due to
urbanization, salinity, land degradation, desertification, natural and man-made disasters, and climate change

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Published

2023-05-29

How to Cite

Agbowuro, G. O., Salami, A. E., & Afolabi, M. S. (2023). Plant breeding: A potential tool to sustain food security in Sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of Pure and Applied Agriculture, 6(1). Retrieved from https://ojs.aiou.edu.pk/index.php/jpaa/article/view/1047

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2021): Journal of Pure and Applied Agriculture

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