Crude Groundnut Physical Oil Refinery in Gambia

Why are Senegal & Gambia promoting Groundnut exports?
Senegal and Gambia are considering to strongly encouraging development of groundnut exports to gain more revenues. In Gambia, groundnut is the principal export crop constituting 66 percent of the earnings from agricultural exports. Its production, handling, processing and marketing employ about 70 percent of the active labor force.
How much ground nut is imported in Gambia?
Imports In 2021, Gambia imported $22.7k in Ground Nuts, becoming the 171st largest importer of Ground Nuts in the world. At the same year, Ground Nuts was the 669th most imported product in Gambia. Gambia imports Ground Nuts primarily from: Turkey ($22.6k) and United Kingdom ($23).
Where can you buy groundnuts in Gambia?
The river runs the length of Gambia and roughly divides it. At the market in Brikama, more than 100 vendors sell varieties of husked and unhusked groundnuts, whole and chopped, roasted or raw, and some that are milled into flour or made into peanut butter. On the line, Saho breaks into a mix of some his country’s nearly two dozen languages.
Is the groundnut sector revitalized in West Africa?
1. USDA Foreign Agricultural Service report: Revitalization of the Groundnut Sector in West Africa, March 2010 1. Gambia Ports Authority. Interviewed: 20/11/12 “I think we entered the [Gambian] market at a very exciting time, when government is trying to prioritise cum mechanise and make the agricultural sector more attractive.”