non-transgenic soybean oil for cooking in south africa

                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
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  • Does soybean production have a bright future in Africa?
  • The author argues that soybean production has a bright future in Africa due to the emerging and increasing demand for soybean oil and feed for livestock by the middle class. However, Africa continues to rely on the investment of largely resource?poor smallholders for the majority of crop production.
  • Does South Africa still import soybean oil?
  • Despite the increasing levels of soybean production, South Africa still imports considerable volumes of soybean oilcake and oil, and there is still considerable scope for production increases in order to substitute these imports. In fact, South Africa’s domestic soybean production is only a third of the country’s crushing capacity.
  • Why is soybean consumption growing in South Africa?
  • The interest in soybean products has been recently growing in South Africa because of the health benefits associated with these products. Soybean consumption in the country is estimated at 67.8% for oil and oilcake, 15.29% for animal feed (especially in the broiler and egg industries) and 2.67% for human consumption.
  • What is a transgenic soybean?
  • Transgenic soybean with O -acetylserine sulfhydrylase (OASS) was developed for the enhancement of cysteine content [ 89 ]. Lysine is also an essential amino acid which must be supplemented in animal diets. Transgenic soybean was developed to increase the amount lysine and to meet the animal feed requirements [ 96 ].