Benin’s Cotton
Cotton : The SectorProduction data › Production in 2019 : 714,714 tons of cotton lint (or seed cotton) › Handmade and unprepared Harvest › Average length : 1.125 inch › Resistance : 32 g/tex › Micronaire : 3.8 up to 4.2 › Uniformity : 80% in average › Benin 1st export product › 60% of [...]
Benin’s Soy Bean
Soy Bean : The SectorProduction data › Production in 2019 : 257,000 tons › Average output : 750-800 kg/ha › Number of individual producer : about 50 000 › Growing areas : Regions of Mono, Couffo, Zou, Collines, Donga, Borgou, Alibori Market data › Current percentage of processed products : less than 10% › Local [...]
Benin’s Shea butter
Shea butter : The SectorProduction data › Production in 2019 : 190 000 tons › Average output : 20 kg/plant › Number of individual producers: about 50 000 › Growing areas : regions of Alibori, Atacora, Borgou, Donga Market data › Percentage of fruits processed : 20% › Local Market : 20% › Export : [...]
Benin’s Pineapple
Pineapple : The SectorProduction data › Production in 2019 : 350 345 tons › 02 varieties are produced : Sugar Loaf (90%) and Smooth Cayenne (10%) › Organoleptic quality highly appreciated › Sugar Loaf : labelled « Made in Benin » › Product certified «Fair Trade – Bio» and «NOP» › Growing areas : regions [...]
Benin’s Cashew
Cashew : The SectorProduction data › Production 2O19 : 13O 276 tons › KOR (Kernel Output Ratio) : 48 up to 50 › Graining : 80 up to 90 seeds/kg › Average output : 300-400 kg/ha › Areas sown : 250 000 ha › Growing areas : regions of Zou, Collines, Donga, Borgou, Atacora, Alibori [...]
