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It is the country's third most important export, after cotton and livestock. In 1997, an average tonne of unprocessed shea nuts sold domestically for CFA700,000 (US$980) and overseas for CFA1,000,000 (US$1400). [1] The most important centres of shea butter production are in Sissili Province and Ziro Province. [1]
Production of some products is highly concentrated in a few countries, China, the leading producer of wheat and ramie in 2013, produces 95% of the world's ramie fiber but only 17% of the world's wheat. Products with more evenly distributed production see more frequent changes in the ranking of the top producers.
Global milk production has increased rapidly over the past 50 years. According to Our World in Data, global milk production has nearly tripled since 1961, reaching around 930 million tonnes in 2022. The most popular milk is cow milk, followed by buffalo milk, goat milk, sheep milk and camel milk.
Rank Change in rank 2013/2007 Country Milk consumption 2013 (kg/capita/yr) [1] Milk consumption 2007 (kg/capita/yr) [2] 1 Finland 430.76 361.19 2 4 Montenegro 349.21 305.87
It fractionizes into liquid and solid phases, and is the source of liquid shea oil. The fatty acid proportion of West African shea butter is much more variable than Ugandan shea butter, with an oleic content of 37 to 55%. Variability can be high even locally, and a tree that produces hard butter can grow with one that produces soft butter.
Dairy farming is a class of agricultural, or an animal husbandry, enterprise, for long-term production of milk, usually from dairy cows, but also from goats, sheep and camels, which may be either processed on-site or transported to a dairy factory for processing and eventual retail sale.
Largest dairy companies by dairy revenue (FY 2020) [2] Rank Company Headquarters Dairy product revenue in bn. US$ 1 Nestlé Switzerland: 23.0 2 Lactalis France: 21.0 3 Dairy Farmers of America United States: 19.0 4 Danone France: 17.3 5 Yili Group China: 13.8 6 Fonterra New Zealand: 13.6 7 FrieslandCampina Netherlands: 12.7 8 Arla Foods Denmark ...
The leaves of the shea tree possess some medicinal values, as it is used to treat stomachaches in children. it is also used as vapor baths to treat headaches and for eye baths. [31] The global trade in shea nuts has increased significantly in the last decade, and Ghana is one of the leading exporters of shea nuts and some other related products ...