2. SESAME SEEDS
Sesame seeds is a flower plant that is common across Africa. It is currently the most sought after cash crop in Nigeria. Some experts have even described it as Nigeria's black gold. It is largely cultivated across Nigeria with spread in over 22 states of the federation.
Over five million tons of the seeds are cultivated annually with Nigeria's value at about 300,000 metric tonnes. Nigeria is now the second largest African producer just behind Sudan and the 7th largest producer in the world. We have the potential to do more with adequate government support and an enabling environment.
At the International market, the price per tonne is about 1070 USD for pure sesame and about 1050 for the mixed seed.
The seeds has numerous uses and is a very good source of vegetable oil with no cholesterol which makes it very healthy and hence the most demanded vegetable oil in the world. It is currently the most sought after crop in Nigeria. States that farm sesame seeds in Nigeria are Adamawa, Niger, Gombe, Jigawa, Kaduna, Yobe e.t.c. It is mainly farmed for export because we dont really have processing companies in Nigeria.
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