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Efforts to reduce Africa’s heavy reliance on imported wheat gained momentum at the third Regional Wheat Summit held in N’Djamena, where stakeholders from across West and Central Africa called for accelerated investment in production, research and regional cooperation. The summit was convened under the West and Central Africa Wheat Development Network and brought together policymakers, agricultural researchers, development partners and private sector actors under the theme focused on scaling innovation and strengthening sustainable wheat systems. Rising demand, persistent import gap Wheat consumption across West and Central Africa continues to rise sharply, driven by population growth, urbanisation and changing dietary patterns. However, local production has remained far below demand, leaving many countries dependent on imports and exposed to global price shocks and supply chain disruptions. This dependency has become a growing food security concern, particularly in the context of ...