cooking oil press soybean vegetable peanut in ethiopia

   
cooking oil press soybean vegetable peanut in ethiopia
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • cooking oil press soybean vegetable peanut in ethiopia
  • Does Ethiopia have a potential for soybean production?
  • Ethiopia has huge potential for soybean production . Although Ethiopia started soybean research and production in the early 1950s, the production status and area coverage is below its potential .
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • What is soybean used for in Ethiopia?
  • Although soybean is considered as an oilseed in the developed world, in Ethiopia it is mostly used as a baby food and protein supplement for milking mothers (Fraanje & Garnett, 2020 ). There are a total of 35 released soybean varieties equally divided in early, medium and late maturity groups.