Screw Cotton Seeds Oil Production Line in Gambia

Screw Cotton Seeds Oil Production Line in Gambia
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • Is gig exporting radishes to Senegal?
  • The project has been so successful that GiG has also been exporting radishes to Senegal. It has also been procuring seeds from the Senegalese Gambia Ports Authority. Interviewed: 20/11/12
  • What is black cottonseed used for?
  • Once they have been delinted and dehulled, the small black cottonseeds contain about 30% fat and the oil is used in everything from potato chips to computer screens. Hulls can be used as roughage to supplement animal feed, and mulch, or burned to power oil mills, producing ashes that can be bleached to produce lye for making soap.
  • Who are the stakeholders in the Gambia horticultural sector?
  • Gambia Ports Authority. Interviewed: 20/11/12 The Gambia is already home to a developed community of stakeholders in the seed-related and broader horticultural sector (including businesses, industry associations and representative groups). A few examples of these organisations are displayed below