low price cotton seed oil mil plant in ethiopia

                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
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  • How much does Ethiopian cotton cost?
  • Currently, the price of Ethiopian cotton is determined by textile industry development institute as Grade ¡°A¡± ($1.47/kg), Grade ¡°B¡± ($1.43/kg) and Grade ¡°C¡± ($1.40/kg). But Ethiopia shares only 5% of total production in Africa (Ethiopian Investment Agency [EIA], 2012; ESTC, 2006).
  • 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.
  • Why is cotton seed not available in Ethiopia?
  • Cotton seed for planting has always been a constraint. Limited quantitative and qualitative seed cotton production in Ethiopia is the limited availability and poor quality of planting seeds (cotton seed) provided to seed cotton producers. Seed is not available in the required quality and quantity.
  • Where is cotton grown in Ethiopia?
  • Currently, majority of the cotton cultivation takes place in the Awash Valley, with some cultivation also taking place in Gambella, Humera and Metema. Ethiopia can also produce irrigated cotton. Out of 84,000 hectares of land that is under cotton cultivation, only 35,000 hectares is irrigated.
  • How much cotton is irrigated in Ethiopia?
  • On the contrary, current area covered by cotton crop in Ethiopia is estimated to be only about 100,000 hectares, out of this, 60, 000ha is commercially irrigated and 40,000ha is small scale, from which 70% rain-fed and 30% irrigated, (SOFERCO scoping study, 2016 unpublished).
  • What is the economic role of cotton in Ethiopia?
  • Economic role of cotton in Ethiopia Cotton as Industrial input: Cotton crop has direct connections with various agro-processing industries like textile, oil mills and the livestock sub sector. In other words, the crop has a direct linkage with the industrial sector. It is a major industrial input for textile firms.