Would rather eat meat than give up the cultivation of sesame seeds, why is sesame seeds so popular in Africa? When it comes to sesame seeds, we have to mention Africa .

Africa is currently the world's largest sesame producer. According to the United Nations' ranking of sesame cultivation, eight of the top ten countries that grow sesame are African countries.

Why does Africa like to grow sesame seeds? In fact, this has something to do with their living environment. Friends who have read the news in Africa all know that in Africa, either this country is fighting a war or that country is fighting a war.

African countries are not stable one by one. You let them grow fixed corn and wheat plants. They have the conditions, but they don't have the time at all.

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Once there is unrest in an African country, they may become refugees at any time, and they will definitely flee their hometown temporarily. If they planted a fixed wheat crop, they would probably be bald when they came back, and the corn cobs would be so old that they would shatter when broken .

On the other hand, sesame is not as squeamish as wheat. African farmers basically don’t have to worry about it as long as they plant sesame in the cultivated land.

Even if there is turmoil in the country and I don't have time to harvest sesame seeds, the seeds of sesame seeds will slowly fall down under the water of the sun and rain, and develop into new seeds , which directly saves the African brother from the pain of planting sesame seeds.

Such time-saving and labor-saving crops, it is no wonder that African brothers have a soft spot for sesame. We can also think about it from another angle. If there is no war in Africa, would they still grow sesame?

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As a digression, according to the United Nations, so far, Africa has 830 million hectares of arable land, and if China is concerned, this arable land will directly relieve the country's food pressure dozens of times.

Back to the topic, if Africa is as stable as Asia, they should increase the planting of sesame, but they will not give up the planting of crops such as wheat and corn. Why do you say that?

Africa is located in the tropical temperate zone, the temperature is suitable , and wheat can be harvested at a fixed time. Africa is naturally unwilling to give up high-yielding crops.

Besides, sesame seeds are easy to feed, so why give up? Back to the topic, how did the African buddies sell sesame seeds all over the world? Why are African sesame seeds so popular in the world?

Africa's sesame market

In Africa, a troubled region, why is sesame grown so popular in the world? The popularity of sesame seeds in Africa is inseparable from the foodies of various countries.

This can be understood from three aspects , the first is the history and quality of sesame planting, the second is the demand for sesame in various countries, and the third is climate issues

First, although African countries are often in turmoil, their sesame industry has been standardized and has obtained EU organic product certification.

I don't know how much impact the European Union's organic product certification will have, but if it can get intergovernmental certification, it means that Africa's sesame production and quality are no less than those of other continents in the world.

African riots

The reason why sesame grown in Africa enjoys international acclaim is mainly related to the history of growing sesame in Africa.

The history of growing sesame in Africa is longer than that of several other continents in the world, because the origin of sesame is Africa , and Africa can spread to the whole world, which has a lot to do with the opening of new sea routes in history and the Silk Road in China.

Second, many countries in the world import sesame in Africa, because there is no arable land in their own environment to grow sesame in large quantities, so importing from Africa is the best choice .

Moreover, the economic cost of importing sesame from Africa will not be too high. Perhaps in the perception of the African people, as long as someone buys sesame, they will have a chance of survival .

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Third, the climate in Africa is relatively warm, and sesame can basically be planted continuously, with high yield and quality. Compared with other continents, this innate climatic condition is a particularly large advantage.

So the question is, how do African people sell the sesame they produce? This is very simple. African farmers have all set up production cooperatives , similar to the communes in China in the 1950s and 1960s.

Then collectively harvest the sesame. After the sesame is made into a finished product, it will reach a cooperation with the local sesame factory, and then the factory will sell it to various places . The farmers make money, and the factory owner also pays back. Why not do it?

But it is such a crop with many benefits, why is it rare to see farmland planted with sesame in China?

Why is sesame not grown in China?

Sesame is just needed as a crop in China, why is it almost impossible to see sesame in the farmland? Speaking of China, most foreigners must think of only four words: a big foodie country.

After all, even the crayfish that Africans do not eat can be eaten artificially, and they have also developed "eighteen martial arts" frying and boiling, and none of the crayfish escaped.

Naturally, as a crop of sesame that is just needed in China, the Chinese can also develop many uses. Sesame is not like crayfish, which can only be eaten. Sesame has many functions.

For example, sesame is very helpful for those who like to lose hair. If it is not used as a raw material for hair essential oil, sesame can also be used as a raw material for sesame oil. To put it bluntly, it is edible sesame oil for cooking at home.

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From this point of view, sesame has a lot of effects, but in other countries, there are basically no farmlands where sesame is grown in large quantities. Why is this?

Although sesame is a rigid demand for crops in China, it is far from the benefits brought by wheat, peanuts and corn. In terms of economic benefits, wheat is indeed inferior to sesame.

But in terms of edible effect, wheat is one of the most important food sources in the world . Wheat can be processed into flour, and flour can also be made into many starchy foods such as bread and steamed bread.

If wheat is used in industry, it can also produce adhesives. To add a cold knowledge, wheat flour can also be used for flood control, which is the same as lime powder sandbag flood control.

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Sesame is limited to essential oils, edible oils, etc. , and cannot be used as a staple food to increase income for the country, so farmers will not plant sesame in large quantities.

Compared with wheat, sesame has a bigger disadvantage, that is, it is particularly laborious to harvest. Unlike wheat, it can only be harvested with a harvester, but it can only be harvested with a sickle.

In this way, the harvesting of sesame seeds is very troublesome, so how troublesome can it be? Sesame seeds can only be harvested from their roots, after which they undergo a series of processing to become the final agricultural product.

In this way, I can understand why African buddies like to grow sesame seeds, because most of them are in turmoil, and other countries just need sesame seeds. They produce and foreign countries buy the best of both worlds.