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 .

At present , Africa is the largest sesame producer in the world. According to the ranking of sesame planting estimated by the United Nations, eight of the top ten sesame-growing countries 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 unstable one by one. You ask them to plant fixed corn and wheat plants. They have the conditions, but they simply don't have the time.

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In the event of unrest in an African country, they could become refugees at any time, and they would definitely flee their homeland temporarily. If you plant fixed wheat crops, when they come back, they are afraid that they will all be bald, and the corn cobs will be so old that they will shatter when they are broken .

On the other hand, sesame seeds are not as squeamish as wheat. African farmers basically don’t need to care about them as long as they plant sesame seeds in their fields.

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 relieves the African brother from the pain of planting sesame seeds.

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

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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 cultivation of sesame, but they will not give up the cultivation 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 there is a fixed time to harvest wheat. Africa is naturally reluctant to give up high-yield 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?

Sesame sales in Africa

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 seeds in various countries, and the third is the climate issue

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

I don't know how much influence the EU's organic product certification has, but if it can get intergovernmental certification, it means that the production and quality of sesame in Africa is no less than that of other continents in the world.

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

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

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

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

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Third, the climate in Africa is relatively warm. Basically, sesame can be planted continuously, with high yield and quality. Compared with other continents, this innate climatic condition has 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 fields of sesame planting in China?

Why is sesame not grown in China?

Sesame is just needed as a crop in China, why can't you see sesame in farmland? Speaking of China, most foreigners must have four words in their minds: a big foodie country.

After all, even the crayfish that Africans don't eat can be eaten artificially, and they have also developed "eighteen martial arts" to fry and cook, and each crayfish has not escaped.

Naturally, as a sesame crop that China just needs, the Chinese can also develop a lot of uses. Sesame is not like crayfish, it can only be eaten, and the role of sesame is much more.

For example, sesame is very helpful for those who like to lose hair. If it is not used as the 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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In this way, the role of sesame is still quite a lot, but in other countries, there is basically no farmland where sesame is planted in large quantities. Why is this?

Although sesame is a rigid demand for Chinese crops, 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 very laborious to harvest. Unlike wheat, it can 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.