Most vital oil crops in Egypt are cotton, sunflower, and soybean despite the fact that olives, sesame, canola, peanuts, and safflower are also wellsprings of vegetable oils. Egypt does not rely on upon them for oil production. Cotton crop that is one of the dual-purpose crops is generally grown for textile industry.
Does Egypt rely on cotton seeds for oil production?
Egypt does not rely on upon them for oil production. Cotton crop that is one of the dual-purpose crops is generally grown for textile industry. The cotton seeds are then utilized to produce crude cottonseed oil either by pressing or by solvent extraction or by both of the two technologies together.
What is the production-consumption gap in edible oil in Egypt?
According to the Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, the current production-consumption gap in edible oil is estimated to be 97% as the population is growing by around 1.5 million people annually (CAPMAS, 2014; El-Hamidi and Zaher, 2018).
Can Egypt produce sunflower oil self-sufficiency?
Sunflower crop was introduced in Egypt in 1987, and the oil content of its seed ranges between 39 and 46% (The Arab league for Nutrition Industries, 2007 ). The Minister of Supply and Internal Trade indicates that Egypt will accomplish sunflower oil creation self-sufficiency by nurturing lands and refining edible oils in bordering Sudan.