• Where does cooking oil come from in Ethiopia?
  • Edible oil for consumption in Ethiopia is mainly imported from different countries. In calendar year (CY) 15, Ethiopia imported 479,000 metric tons of cooking oil, valued at nearly $474 million dollars. Of this imported oil, more than 90 percent by volume was palm oil, most of which comes from Indonesia and Malaysia.
  • How is sunflower oil made?
  • Sunflower oil is made by pressing the seeds of the sunflower plant. This process extracts the oil from the seeds and then it is refined, bleached and deodorized in order to purify it. After this process, the oil is ready for consumption and can be used for cooking or as a supplement.
  • Will a new oil factory halve the import of Ethiopia?
  • Built in Amhara region, a new edible oil factory from sunflower and soya bean is set to halve the import of Ethiopia. When it goes fully operational, the new factor constructed in West Gojam zone Bure town on 30 hectares of land, will create jobs for 2,000 people, according to FBC report.
  • Is edible oil refining a new sector in Ethiopia?
  • Recommendations Although edible oil refining is not a new sector in Ethiopia, there are currently very few edible oil factories with the knowledge, technical and equipment capacity, human resources, and supply chain required to expect fortification of edible oils to flourish.
  • How many tons of cooking oil does Ethiopia produce?
  • The factory has production capacity of 1,400 tons of cooking oil, which can cover 60 percent of the total demand of Ethiopia, according to Eng. Dagnachew Wasse, General Manager of the factory. So far, the construction of the sheds is completed and installations of machineries is underway, according to the report.
  • What kind of oil is used in Ethiopia?
  • All other oilseed crops (soybeans, linseed, groundnuts, cottonseed etc.) grown in Ethiopia are almost entirely used domestically. Edible oil for consumption in Ethiopia is mainly imported from different countries. In calendar year (CY) 15, Ethiopia imported 479,000 metric tons of cooking oil, valued at nearly $474 million dollars.