It is predicted that the domestic consuption of wheat in the Sudan will rise rapodly, particularly in urban areas. The contribution of local production has been low, resulting in an increasing dependency on imports and a high demand for forgein exchange. A strategy for domestic self-sufficiency has been pursued sience the mid-1980s, through area expansion, reduction of price subsidies and promotion of the use of improved high-yield technology. Recently, policy reforms have incorporated the prevision of incentives to boost wheat production. Research on wheat has been intensified in order to develop and verify yield-improving and stabilizing technology. This intensification has relied on cooperation between researchers, farmers, and extension and administrative institutions. Wheat-production packages have been developed, the main components of which are improved cultivars, adequate land preparation, timely sowing, efficient sowing methods, sufficient fertilizer application and judicious water application. These technologies have revealed a high potential for boosting wheat yields as well financial returns to producers. Their adoption has been instrumental in increasing domestic wheat production. The main objetives of this study are to evaluated the adoption status of the improved wheat technology, developed through cooperation by the Sudan's Agricultural Research Cooperation with ICARDA and donors within the Nile Valley Regional Program (NVRP) for Cool-Season Food Legumes and Cereals, and to examine the factors that influence its adoption in the main wheat-producing areas in the Sudan. A strutured farm survey was administered in these areas, namely, Gezira, Rahad, New Halfa, White Nile and Shendi in north Sudan, in 1993, to interview farmers on wheat technology adoption and related aspects.

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