shea nut oil topics soybean oil expeller in addis ababa

   
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How do you use shea nut oil?

Add shea nut oil when making your favorite homemade soaps. It has a naturally high saponification value, and it will add a slightly nutty aroma to your bars. Use as an ingredient in your creams and lotions. Shea nut oil works well when added as 3-20% of your formulations. Try using shea nut oil as a hot oil treatment to nourish your scalp.

What oilseeds are used in Ethiopia?

Nine oilseeds namely noug, gomenzer, linseed, soybean, sunflower, castor, sesame, ground nut and cotton are important in Ethiopia for edible oil consumption. During the last 60 years, 156 varieties with their production practices were registered. Sesame contributes significantly to the foreign currency earnings next to coffee.

How can edible oil meet the national demand?

In the short term, sufficient amount of edible oil to meet the national demand can come from maximizing sesame export and production of sunflower, groundnut and soybean as raw material for local industries. In the long term, oil palm production is indispensable to feed the ever-growing population.

Will a new oil factory halve the import of Ethiopia?

Built in Amhara region, a new edible oil factory from sunflower and soya bean is set to halve the import of Ethiopia. When it goes fully operational, the new factor constructed in West Gojam zone Bure town on 30 hectares of land, will create jobs for 2,000 people, according to FBC report.