Rice (Oryza sative L.) is the main food crop in Asia and the staple food of the majority of the population in many regions of the world. The population pressure in rice-consuming countries demands that more attention be directed towards new approaches to sustainable rice produc‐ tion. Improvement of both crop quality and yield is an urgent task [1]. Optimally, rice yield improvement must be sou...

Wheat is a staple article of food throughout the civilized world. It is undoubtedly the best of all cereals, and perhaps contains, much more approximately than any other single edible substance, the elements of adult food",in their proper proportions. It wants but a little oleaginous principle to make it subservient to all purposes of nutrition, and, by an unanimous consent of natural instinct,...

Food security has become an issue of serious concern because global food supplies are threatened by systemic collapse. increasing demand for food caused by global population growth, changing lifestyles in developing countries, climate change and competition with bio fuels are combining to create a ‘perfect storm’ (godfray et al, 2010). Moreover, short-term weather pattern changes leading to flo...

The recent expansion of trade measures across countries in sub-Saharan Africa provides market opportunities for the agri-food sector. However, price signals and changes domestic regional continental markets are a factor boosting success performance these markets. Examining commodity adjustments to shocks is essential insights boost performance. Using prominent food categories agricultural secto...