?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F11253%2F&rft.title=Handbook+on+improved+agronomic+practices+of+sorghum+production+in+Nigeria&rft.creator=Ajeigbe%2C+H+A&rft.creator=Angarawai%2C+I+I&rft.creator=Aba%2C+D+A&rft.creator=Akinseye%2C+F+M&rft.creator=Inuwa%2C+A+H&rft.creator=Kunihya%2C+A&rft.creator=Opara%2C+G+O&rft.subject=Nigeria&rft.subject=Sorghum&rft.subject=Agriculture-Farming%2C+Production%2C+Technology%2C+Economics&rft.subject=African+Agriculture&rft.description=Sorghum+plays+an+important+role+in+the+diets+and+economies+of+people+in+Nigeria.+For+instance%2C+the+average+per+capita+annual+sorghum+consumption+in+major+sorghum+growing+areas+is+more+than+75+kg.+Global+prices+for+agricultural+commodities+have+risen+dramatically+in+recent+years%2C+making+agriculture+an+attractive+investment+once+again.+Industrial+demand+of+sorghum+as+substitute%2Fcompliment+of+wheat+to+produce+composite+flour+as+well+as+high+energy+foods+by+flour+mills+and+the+beverage+companies+have+increased+the+industrial+demand+for+grain+sorghum.+It+also+has+higher+micronutrients+(Fe+and+Zn)+than+other+cereals+like+maize%2C+rice+and+wheat%2C+making+it+a+more+healthy+food.+It+is+therefore+important+that+significant+efforts+are+made+to+increase+the+productivity+and+production+of+sorghum+to+serve+the+increasing+demand.&rft.publisher=ICRISAT&rft.date=2019&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.identifier=++Ajeigbe%2C+H+A+and+Angarawai%2C+I+I+and+Aba%2C+D+A+and+Akinseye%2C+F+M+and+Inuwa%2C+A+H+and+Kunihya%2C+A+and+Opara%2C+G+O++(2019)+Handbook+on+improved+agronomic+practices+of+sorghum+production+in+Nigeria.++Technical+Report.+ICRISAT.+++++