Vegetable oils, or vegetable fats, are oils extracted from seeds or from other parts of edible plants. Like animal fats, vegetable fats are mixtures of triglycerides. Soybean oil, grape seed oil, and cocoa butter are examples of seed oils, or fats from seeds.
Which Malian companies produce seed in the country?
The three Malian companies produce seed in the country, and two of them, Faso Kaba and SOPROSA, involve smallholders in their production activities. *** Based on company data, sales activities include seeds and/or crop protection products. Other index companies are also active in the country.
What crops are grown in Mali?
Production estimates in 1999 for principal agricultural crops grown for domestic use included millet, 641,000 tons; sorghum, 559,000 tons; sugarcane, 303,000 tons; corn, 341,000 tons; cassava, 10,000 tons; and sweet potatoes, 16,000 tons. The rice production figure was 589,000 tons. Cotton is Mali’s major foreign exchange earner.
What does Mali produce?
Mali produces cotton, cereals and rice. Although locally produced rice now provides competition to imported Asian rice, Mali’s primary export is cotton. Livestock exports and industry (producing vegetable and cottonseed oils, and textiles) have experienced growth.