Fibre crops
Baobab, coconut, flax, hemp, kenaf, sisal
Month: October 2017
Wheat
Introduction After maize, wheat is the second most produced food worldwide (rice is third). Wheat is mainly used for human consumption. It can also be used as seed and as animal feed. The grain is a staple food from which bread, biscuits, cake, cereal, pasta, noodles and couscous can be made. It is used for […]
Sunflower
Introduction Sunflower seed is primarily used for manufacturing sunflower oil and oilcake (what is left after the oil has been extracted). After the hull is removed the seed can be consumed or used for different oil production. Most of the seed produced is marketed locally to expressers, animal feed and for seed. The greatest importance […]