Over 2.5 million rainfed hectares of Sudan’s cultivable land is under sesame seed production. Concentrated mainly in the clay plains of east and central Sudan, 53 percent of sesame farming is mechanized. Approximately 77 percent of the area devoted to sesame seed farming in Sudan is in three states: North Kordofan, Blue Nile, and Gedarif.
How to start a sesame oil mill plant?
Here we have listed some of the common machines required to start a sesame oil mill plant In the sesame seed oil mill, the seed undergoes the following steps: seed cleaning, seed cooking, oil extraction, crude oil filtration, oil storage and Filling. The seed cleaner is used to clean impurities such as mud blocks, stones, grass, ropes and spikes.
What is nut oil processing?
Nut oil processing has been touted as one of the oldest industries in Sudan, when camel-driven mills were established to process sesame seed and groundnuts. This evolved to the use of mechanical screw presses. Today, solvent extraction is used for sesame seed oil.
How long do sesame seeds take to grow in Sudan?
The harvest lasts 85 days, with the plant having grown 20 to 60 inches after planting, in the drier months of September and October. Due to Sudan’s extreme heat, the time to maturation is shorter than the 90 to 120 days assumed for most commercial sesame seeds. Pests are a major issue plaguing Sudan’s sesame seed production.