peanut sunflower palm cooking oil production line in ethiopia

peanut sunflower palm cooking oil production line in ethiopia
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • peanut sunflower palm cooking oil production line in ethiopia
peanut sunflower palm cooking oil production line in ethiopia
peanut sunflower palm cooking oil production line in ethiopia
peanut sunflower palm cooking oil production line in ethiopia
peanut sunflower palm cooking oil production line in ethiopia
  • What oilseeds are used in Ethiopia?
  • Nine oilseeds namely noug, gomenzer, linseed, soybean, sunflower, castor, sesame, ground nut and cotton are important in Ethiopia for edible oil consumption. During the last 60?years, 156 varieties with their production practices were registered. Sesame contributes significantly to the foreign currency earnings next to coffee.
  • Where is oil palm grown in Ethiopia?
  • This crop was introduced in Ethiopia at Gelesha in Gambella Region (Chapman & Escobar, 2003 ), Omorate and Weito in Southern region and Bako in Oromia region. Although oil palm is the ultimate crop to solve the edible oil shortage, it is not being cultivated at a large scale in Ethiopia.
  • How can edible oil meet the national demand?
  • In the short term, sufficient amount of edible oil to meet the national demand can come from maximizing sesame export and production of sunflower, groundnut and soybean as raw material for local industries. In the long term, oil palm production is indispensable to feed the ever-growing population.
  • Is oil palm a solution to a shortage of edible oil?
  • However, oil palm is the ultimate solution for the shortage of edible oil nationally due to its high productivity and low price (Chapman & Escobar, 2003 ). Hence research and development work on oil palm should be reinitiated as soon as possible.