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.
Which country produces Sesame oil?
The Republic of Korea produces the oil for both domestic uses and export. Turkey closes the top ten list of the leading producers of sesame oil in the world. The average production in the country is 22,824 tonnes, which is slightly less than that of the Republic of Korea.
Does Ethiopia grow Sesame?
However, the farm level productivity of sesame in Ethiopia is very low (0.68t ha ?1 ) (CSA 2018) compared to the genetic potential of the crop yield of 2 t ha ?1 (Mkamilo and Bedigian 2007) and other countries like Egypt (1.29 t ha ?1 ), Nigeria (1.1 t ha ?1 ) Tanzania (1 t ha ?1 ), and china (1.4 t ha ?1 ) (Sharaby and Butovchenko 2019).
Why are sesame seeds important?
Sesame crop is one of the oldest oil producing crops around the world, which has a high ability to adapt to tropical and semi-tropical regions. Sesame seeds are widely involved in making healthy foods, which is increasingly in demand nowadays.