International corporations eager to boost pulses and oilseeds imports from Ethiopia

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Published Nov 30, 2023

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Foreign companies are expressing interest in increasing their imports of pulses and oilseeds from Ethiopia, with several companies already importing significant quantities. These companies view Ethiopia as an important supplier of these products, particularly sesame and soybeans, and see great potential for growth in the sector. The government of Ethiopia has a strategic plan to boost exports of pulses and oilseeds over the next decade, as these products already rank second in agricultural export earnings after coffee.

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Lured to Ethiopia’s big potential of pulses and oilseeds, foreign companies said that they have big interest to increase their imports of pulses and oilseeds and expand the sector. Senior Trader at UK based TORQ Commodities Ltd, Anna Maria, who participated the 12th International Conference on Pulses and Oilseeds recently held in Addis Ababa told ENA that her company is mainly importing agricultural products, especially sesame soybean from East Africa. Also read: Ethiopia Electric Power is poised for increase its output She added that Ethiopia is definitely a very important supplier of sesame and soyabean and pulses no less than coffee. “Definitely Ethiopia is one of the biggest producers particularly sesame … just purely for export. For sure, Ethiopia is a very important supplier of this product.” She explained that she has been importing from Ethiopia for many years, of course the last few years has not been not easy; but “we are hoping this season we can restart again… in a big ...

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