This document is the value chain report carried out on behalf of the Centre for the Promotion of Imports from developing countries (CBI) under the title “Value Chain Analysis for Pulses and Oilseeds Ethiopia”. It was carried out between July and September 2018.
Figure 1: Process of elaboration of the value chain report
The main results of the report are listed as follows.
Products
- The most promising products are sesame, mung beans, soya beans, sesame oil and tahini. After our in-depth review based on market data and interviews, we consider the most promising product-market combinations to be the Read More
By Ethiopia Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration, Export Promotion and Market Facilitation– Ethiopia is one of the centers of biodiversity for several oilseeds which can be considered as specialty high value seeds on the international market.
Among the oil crops of Ethiopia, sesame seed commands the leading position which makes the nation one of the top-five producers of sesame seeds in the world. Ethiopian sesame source comes from two initial places. These are: Humera and Wollega. Humera sesame type, named for the variety grown in the district of northern Ethiopia, has been growing in global popularity.
It is a whitish color with a good demand in the global market and Read More

