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OIC. In 2017, averagewheat yield of OIC member countries reached 2.5 tons/hectare, from 1. 8

tons/hectare in 1995. Wheat yield increased in general both in the OIC and in theworld during

the last two decades. As of 2017, World average wheat yield was 40 percent higher than OIC.

Another key crop for OICmember countries ismaize which is used for both human consumption

and livestock feed. It is considered as a staple food with a high nutritional value for many

millions of people in developing countries, especially sub-Saharan Africa. Furthermore, its stalks

can be used toprovide fodder for livestock in rural areaswhere farmers have difficulties toreach

compound feed.

Figure 18Wheat Yields in the OIC and the World

Source: FAOSTAT

Figure 19 shows themaize yields in the OIC and the World. In 2017, averagemaize yield of OIC

member countries reached 4.4 tons/hectare, from 2.9 tons/hectare in 1995. Compared to the

world, the increase in maize yield in the OIC member countries between 1995 and 2017 was

higher; i.e., 86 percent for the OIC and almost 52 percent for theWorld. Nonetheless, themaize

yield in the OIC has been considerably lower than the World average overtime, and it is still

behind theworld’s level in 1990s. As of 2017, world average wheat yield was 32 percent higher

than that of OIC member countries.

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