Sesame Oil Equipments-Stone Mill in Ethiopia

Sesame Oil Equipments-Stone Mill in Ethiopia
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • Is Sesame an important oil crop in Ethiopia?
  • Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) is an important oil crop in Ethiopia. Despite its importance in the country, there are constraints that need to be addressed through scientific research.
  • Does Ethiopia produce Sesame?
  • Ethiopians have produced the crop for both oil and seed for millennia, well beyond Abyssinia’s founding in the late first century B.C. Sesame, after coffee, is the second most significant agricultural product in terms of foreign exchange earnings, with about 449 million USD [1, 2]. … … Sesame production by region in Ethiopia, 2014/15.
  • What is the national productivity of Sesame in Ethiopia?
  • On the contrary, vast area for sesame cultivation, irrigable area, low labor, government initiation in support of the commodity and varietal diversity are the production opportunities for production of sesame in Ethiopia. Hence; the national productivity of sesame is 730kg/ha.
  • How can agronomic practices improve sesame production in Ethiopia?
  • These necessitates improving the production techniques, improve productivity, and developing varieties with higher productivity potential, wider adaptability, application of improved crop protection techniques, and capacity building for experts on agronomic practices; will have vital role in providing modern sesame production systems in Ethiopia.
  • Can Ethiopia export sesame seed to Europe?
  • Due to the low levels of inputs and the use of virgin new areas, oilseed production in Ethiopia is near organic standards. The potential of exporting sesame seed under the organic farming label to Europe is seen as a prospect by many stakeholders in Ethiopia.
  • What is the improvement aspect of Ethiopian sesame?
  • The improvement aspect was targeted to the higher seed yield and oil content. Ethiopian sesame breeders have come to rely on breeding methods involving the use of collection, introduction, selection (mass and pure line), hybridization (followed by pedigree and bulk method of breeding) and recently induced mutation (Daniel, 2017). …