Agro-ecology, distribution and improved production technologies of the highland oil crops in Ethiopia.
1996
Adefris Teklewold | Nigusie Alemayehu
Among nine species of oil crops cultivated in the country, noug (Guzotia abyssinca), linseed (Linum usitatissimum), Ethiopian mustard locally known as high-elevation areas and thus are known as highland oil crops. Growing nearly high-elevation areas and thus are known as highland oil crops. Growing nearly in all regions of the country, these four species account for about 90 percent of the total area and production of oil crops in the country. Oil crops growing in the country, are used for quite a number of purposes; the in-be all and end-all uses include: they are sources of concentrated caloric energy, raw materials for agro-industries and are source of cash for the farmers and foreign exchange earnings for the country. However, there is a long-standing shortage of oil crops mainly due to extremely low productivity and oscillating cultivated land. Oilseeds are predominantly produced by the resource-poor small-holding farmers using unimproved and traditional production technologies. Researches done on the highland oilseeds in Ethiopia have been achieved substantial breakthroughs. Four noug, five linseed, six gomenzer and three rapeseed, varieties were released along with their production packages. Research feed back with respect to economics and performance of the improved technologies under the actual farm conditions have been assessed.
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