how to make coocking oil groundnuts in botswana

                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
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  • Can you eat groundnuts in West Africa?
  • It can be eaten in a wide variety of forms including roasted as snacks, made into a butter and a range of confectionary productsandalsoflour.Whencookedandpureed,thickrichgroundnutsauceisanimportant feature of daily cooking, especially in West Africa. Groundnut contains up to 60% or more oil and groundnut oil is an important vegetable oil in Africa.
  • Why is groundnut oil important in Africa?
  • Groundnut contains up to 60% or more oil and groundnut oil is an important vegetable oil in Africa. Groundnut therefore plays important roles in household food and nutrition security, and as a source of cash income for smallholder farmers.
  • What is Groundnut cake used for?
  • When groundnut is used for oil production, the residue material (by-product) left after oil has beenextracted?knownasgroundnutmealorgroundnutcake-isausefulprotein-richanimal feed for pig, dairy, poultry and other types of livestock. In some countries, the cake from domesticoilpressingisgroundintoflourandusedinhumanfoods.
  • How many improved groundnut varieties are there in Sub-Saharan Africa?
  • Over the years, more than 100 improved groundnut varieties have been released in Sub-Saharan Africa and often two or more varieties are available to choose within a country. Table 1 gives someexamplesoftheimprovedvarietiesofgroundnuttogetherwiththebenefitsassociated with these varieties for some of the important groundnut producing countries.