What started as an ambitious dream, for a desert nation bereft of rivers and lakes to become self-sufficient in wheat, became a reality with the aid of billions of dollars from the first oil boom in the 1970s. Today, however, Saudi Arabia is preparing to phase out production by 2016. The volte-face could make the Gulf nation one of the world's top 15 importers of the cereal, even as countries across the globe grapple with high wheat prices.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/saudis-phase-out-wheat-production-2016
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/andrew-england
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/financial-times-london
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wheat
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/saudi-arabia
