Contents: 1. Introduction -- PART I: JOIN THE ENERGY FEAST -- 2. Why Wheat? InternaI Demand and External Pressure -- 3. The Flour Mills as Bridgeheads -- 4. The Bakeries: Regional Entrenchment -- 5. The Bakeries: Technology and Expansion -- PART II: THE ILLUSION OF IMPORT SUBSTITUTION -- 6. Wheat Production in Nigeria: The Development of a Commitment -- 7. Problems of Wheat Production -- 8. The Price of Import Substitution? -- 9. The Nigerian Wheat Trap: Conclusions