Is soybean poised to dominate crop production in Africa?
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Does soybean production have a bright future in Africa?
The author argues that soybean production has a bright future in Africa due to the emerging and increasing demand for soybean oil and feed for livestock by the middle class. However, Africa continues to rely on the investment of largely resource?poor smallholders for the majority of crop production.
Could soybean production be the bedrock of Africa’s food supply?
Moreover, in rotation with cereals such as maize and sorghum, soybean production has the potential to provide the bedrock of food and feed supply across Africa.
Why is the demand for soybean increasing in Africa?
The ever-increasing demand for soybean in Africa saw an increase in the land dedicated to soybean cultivation in 2016 exceeding 1.5 million hectares. The development of new rust?resistant varieties and high?yielding lines that have adapted to production in African climates now faces a sellers’ market.