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  • Is soy bean a good crop in Ethiopia?
  • Soybean is a multipurpose most nutritionally rich crop as its dry seed contains the highest protein and oil content among grain legumes with a good balance of the essential amino acids and oil. This study was conducted to analyze the trend of soy bean trade in Ethiopia.
  • Which oilseeds are a good business opportunity in Ethiopia?
  • In 2009, the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Ethiopia commissioned a study on oilseeds business opportunities. The study indicated that sunflower and soybean represent the greatest opportunity for domestic market supply and import substitution. Imported soybean and sunflower oil have a considerable market share on the local market.
  • How much soya meal is produced in Ethiopia?
  • After processing to remove the oil, about 80% remains as the soya meal; therefore it is calculated that there is about 60,000 to 90,000t of soya meal produced per year. It is reported that no by-products of soybean processing are exported (Hailu and Kelemu, 2014), so it all must be consumed within Ethiopia.
  • Where does Ethiopian soybean originate?
  • Ethiopian soybean comes from Ethiopia. It is the highest-volume supplier to China, Indonesia and Vietnam. Ethiopian soybean is organic and GMO-free, making it valuable to health-conscious, high-income consumers in the EU and the USA.
  • Is soybean farming in Ethiopia irrigated?
  • Soybean is grown in high-rainfall areas in the western and north-western parts of Ethiopia. There is no significant irrigation in soybean farming. Value chain analysis of pulses and oilseeds from Ethiopia (October 2018) Page | 84. Pesticides and herbicides are used in soybean farming.
  • Is there GMO Soya in Ethiopia?
  • According to our information, there is no GMO soya in Ethiopia. This figure represents a significant markup of 0–37%, easily accessible to Ethiopian exporters. Within Europe, import prices of soya from Ethiopia show very little variation among the main importers, demonstrating the maturity of the commodity soya.