Rice bran oil manufacturing processes mainly includes rice bran oil expelling, extraction and refining. Rice bran oil expelling relies on high quality rice bran oil expellers.
Is there a potential for production of rice bran oil in Odisha?
Considering the potential for production of rice bran oil in Odisha, Chief Secretary A K Tripathy at a high-level meeting directed the department of MSME to make demand assessment of the rice bran oil and present availability of the raw material for promotion of small and medium enterprises in this sector.
How much rice bran oil is produced in the world?
In 2005 a little less than 2 million metric tons (MMT) of rice bran oil were processed in the world (FAO, 2007 ). However, if lipids were extracted to produce rice bran oil from all the rice produced worldwide (598 MMT), one could produce approximately 10 MMT of rice bran oil.
Why is rice an important crop in Zambia?
Rice is becoming an important crop for Zambia since consumption is rapidly increasing, particularly in urban areas. The domestic production is 29,600 tons, which covers only half of the domestic demand (FAO2019), and the shortfall is imported from neighbor countries and Asia.