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هطﺼﺎﻂﻏ ﻆﻄ راﺰﺎﻇا ﻎﺸ ٌ ﺈﻊذ :ﺋﻐﻇادﻌسلا ﺋﻐﺎﻏﺞلا بﻌﺊﺗلا

Oilseeds: Gold Waiting to Be Claimed

ةروﺪﻬﻣ ﺔﻴﻋارز تاوﺮﺛ – ﻲﻧادﻮﺴﻟا لﻮﻔﻟاو ﻢﺴﻤﺴﻟا ﻰﻟإ ﺲﻤﺸﻟا دﺎﺒﻋ ةﺮﻫز ﻦﻣ
ﺚﻳﺪﺣ ﺮﻳﺮﻜﺗ ﻼﺑ ﺔﻋﺎﻨﺻو
ﺔﻴﻟﺎﺜﻣ ﺔﺌﻴﺑ نادﻮﺴﻟا ﻦﻣ ﻞﻌﺠﻳ يﺬﻟا ﻲﺧﺎﻨﻤﻟا عﻮﻨﺘﻟاو ﻞﺋﺎﻬﻟا ﻲﻓاﺮﻐﺠﻟا داﺪﺘﻣﻻا ﻢﻏر
From Sun�lower to Sesame and Groundnut – Untapped
Wealth and a Missing Re�ining Link يﻮﻴﺤﻟا ﻲﻋارﺰﻟا درﻮﻤﻟا اﺬﻫ ﻦﻣ ﺔﻴﻘﻴﻘﺤﻟا ةدﺎﻔﺘﺳﻻا لاﺰﺗ ﻻ ،ﺔﻴﺘﻳﺰﻟا بﻮﺒﺤﻟا جﺎﺘﻧﻹ
Sudan’s vast lands and diverse climate make it ideal for cultivat- ،ﺔﻳﺪﻴﻠﻘﺗ تﺎﻴﻨﻘﺗ ﻦﻴﻫر لاز ﺎﻣ ﻊﻴﻨﺼﺘﻟا ﻦﻜﻟ ،ﻢﺳاﻮﻤﻟا ﺾﻌﺑ ﻲﻓ ﺮﻴﻓو جﺎﺘﻧﻹﺎﻓ .ةدوﺪﺤﻣ
ing oilseeds. Yet, the full value of this agricultural wealth remains ﻞﻴﺻﺎﺤﻤﻟا هﺬﻫ ﻦﻣ ﺔﻠﻣﺎﻜﻟا ﺔﻤﻴﻘﻟا جاﺮﺨﺘﺳا ﻰﻠﻋ ةردﺎﻗ ﺮﻴﻏ
largely unclaimed. While production can be abundant, process-
ing is still bound to outdated methods that fall short of unlocking ﺔﺻﺮﻓ مﻮﻴﻟا حﺎﺘﺗ ،ﻖﺑﺎﺴﻟا لﺎﻘﻤﻟا ﻲﻓ ﺎﻨﺸﻗﺎﻧ ﺎﻤﻛ ﺔﺜﻳﺪﺤﻟا ﺮﻳﺮﻜﺘﻟا ﺐﻴﻟﺎﺳأ مﺪﻘﺗ ﻊﻣو
the crops' full economic and nutritional potential. ﻰﻠﻋ ﻒﻘﻧ نأ ﺔﻄﻳﺮﺷ ،ﺔﻴﻧادﻮﺴﻟا تﻮﻳﺰﻟا ﺔﻋﺎﻨﺻ ﻲﻓ ﺔﻴﻋﻮﻧ ﺔﻠﻘﻧ ثاﺪﺣﻹ ﺔﻴﻘﻴﻘﺣ
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With global advances in oil re�ining technology, Sudan now has a ﻞﺜﻤﺗ ﻲﺘﻟا ﺲﻤﺸﻟا دﺎﺒﻋ ةﺮﻫز ﻦﻣ ءاﺪﺘﺑا ،ﺔﻴﻨﻘﺘﻟا ﺎﻬﺗﺎﺟﺎﻴﺘﺣاو ﺔﻴﻠﺤﻤﻟا ﻞﻴﺻﺎﺤﻤﻟا ﺔﻌﻴﺒﻃ
real opportunity to reshape its edible oil industry if it starts by ﹰ ﹰ
understanding the nature and needs of its local crops, beginning اﺪﻋاو ﺎﺟذﻮﻤﻧ
with the sun�lower as a model. ﻦﻴﻴﻧادﻮﺴﻟا ةﺪﺋﺎﻣ ﻦﻋ ﺐﺋﺎﻏ …ﻒﻴﻔﺧ ﺖﻳز :ﺲﻤﺸﻟا دﺎﺒﻋ ﹸ
Sun�lower: Light Oil Missing from Sudanese Tables ﻦﻣ دﺪﻌﺑ ﺔﻴﻋارز برﺎﺠﺗ ﻲﻓ ﺎﻬﺣﺎﺠﻧ ﺖﺘﺒﺛأ ﻲﺘﻟا ﻞﻴﺻﺎﺤﻤﻟا ﻦﻣ ﺲﻤﺸﻟا ةﺮﻫز ﺪﻌﺗ
Sun�lower has shown strong potential in several Sudanese ﹰ
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regions, including Kordofan, Blue Nile, and Al Jazirah, especially .يرﻮﺤﻤﻟا يﺮﻟا ﻢﻈﻧ ﺖﺤﺗ ﺎﻤﻴﺳ ﻻ ،ةﺮﻳﺰﺠﻟاو قرزﻷا ﻞﻴﻨﻟاو نﺎﻓدﺮﻛ ﺎﺻﻮﺼﺧ ،تﺎﻳﻻﻮﻟا
under pivot irrigation. Its oil is rich in linoleic acid and widely ﺔﻴﻠﻴﻤﺠﺘﻟا تﺎﻋﺎﻨﺼﻟاو ﺔﻳﺬﻐﺘﻟا ﻲﻓ مﺪﺨﺘﺴﻳ ،ﻚﻴﻟﻮﻨﻴﻠﻟا ﺾﻤﺤﺑ ﺎﻴﻨﻏ ﺎﺘﻳز ﺞﺘﻨﺗو
used in food and cosmetics. ﺔﺿﺮﻋ ﻪﻠﻌﺠﻳ ﺎﻤﻣ ،مﺪﻘﺘﻣ ﻲﺋﺎﻳﺰﻴﻓ ﺮﻳﺮﻜﺗ تﺎﻴﻠﻤﻌﻟ ﻊﻀﺨﻳ ﻻ ﻲﻠﺤﻤﻟا جﺎﺘﻧﻹا ﺐﻠﻏأ ﻦﻜﻟ
However, most locally produced sun�lower oil is not subjected to
advanced re�ining techniques, making it vulnerable to oxidation ﺾﻔﺨﻨﻣ ﺮﻳﺮﻜﺘﻟا وأ رﺎﺨﺒﻟﺎﺑ ﺮﻳﺮﻜﺘﻟا تﺎﻴﻨﻘﺘﻟ ﻦﻜﻤﻳو .ﺔﻴﻘﻳﻮﺴﺘﻟا ﺔﻤﻴﻘﻟا ناﺪﻘﻓو ﺪﺴﻛﺄﺘﻠﻟ
and lowering its market value. Technologies such as steam ﺖﻳﺰﻟا ﺮﻤﻋ ﻞﻴﻄﺗو ﺔﻴﻌﻴﺒﻄﻟا ةﺪﺴﻛﻷا تادﺎﻀﻣ ﻰﻠﻋ ﻆﻓﺎﺤﺗ نأ ةراﺮﺤﻟا
re�ining or low-temperature processing can preserve natural ﻊﻴﻨﺼﺘﻟا ﻲﻓ ﺮﻴﺼﻘﺗ …ﺔﻋارﺰﻟا ﻲﻓ ةﺮﻓو :ﻲﻧادﻮﺴﻟا لﻮﻔﻟا
antioxidants and extend shelf life. ﹸ
Groundnut: High Production, Low Re�inement ،نﺎﻓدﺮﻛ لﺎﻤﺷو فرﺎﻀﻘﻟا ﻞﺜﻣ تﺎﻳﻻو ﻲﻓ ﻊﺳاو قﺎﻄﻧ ﻰﻠﻋ ﻲﻧادﻮﺴﻟا لﻮﻔﻟا عرﺰﻳ
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Grown widely in areas like Gedaref and North Kordofan, ground- ،ﺔﻳﺪﻴﻠﻘﺗ ﻞﺋﺎﺳﻮﺑ ﺎﺒﻟﺎﻏ ﻢﺘﻳ ﻪﺘﻳز صﻼﺨﺘﺳا نأ ﻻإ .ﺔﻴﺴﻴﺋﺮﻟا ﺔﻴﺘﻳﺰﻟا ﻞﻴﺻﺎﺤﻤﻟا ﻦﻣ ﺮﺒﺘﻌﻳو
nut is a key oilseed crop. Yet, its oil is typically extracted using ﻲﻓاﺮﺘﺣا ﺮﻳﺮﻜﺘﻟ ﻊﻀﺨﻳ نأ نود
traditional methods, with little to no advanced re�ining.
Groundnut oil is rich in unsaturated fats but often contains ﺐﺋاﻮﺷ ﻰﻠﻋ يﻮﺘﺤﻳ ﻪﻨﻜﻟ ،ﺔﻌﺒﺸﻤﻟا ﺮﻴﻏ نﻮﻫﺪﻟﺎﺑ ﻲﻨﻏ ﻲﻧادﻮﺴﻟا لﻮﻔﻟا ﺖﻳز
impurities and free fatty acids that require chemical or enzymat- ﺔﻟﺎﻘﻨﻟا تاﺪﺣﻮﻠﻟ ﻦﻜﻤﻳو .ﻲﻤﻳﺰﻧﻷا وأ ﻲﺋﺎﻴﻤﻴﻜﻟا ﺮﻳﺮﻜﺘﻟا تﺎﻴﻨﻘﺗ ﺐﺟﻮﺘﺴﺗ ةﺮﺣ ضﺎﻤﺣأو
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ic re�ining. Mobile re�ining units could be an interim solution to جﺎﺘﻧﻹا ﻊﻗاﻮﻣ ﻦﻣ ﻊﻴﻨﺼﺘﻟا بﺮﻘﻳ ﺎﻴﻠﺣﺮﻣ ﻼﺣ ﻞﺜﻤﺗ نأ
bring re�ining closer to production zones. ﹰ
Sesame: Export Giant in Need of Local Value Addition ﺎﻴﻠﺤﻣ ﺔﻓﺎﻀﻣ ﺔﻤﻴﻗ ﻰﻟإ جﺎﺘﺤﻳ يﺮﻳﺪﺼﺗ لﻮﺼﺤﻣ :ﻢﺴﻤﺴﻟا
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Sudan is a top global exporter of sesame seeds, but most of the ،مﺎﺨﻟا روﺬﺒﻟا ﻦﻣ ﺔﻤﺨﺿ تﺎﻴﻤﻛ رﺪﺼﻳو ،ﺎﻴﻤﻟﺎﻋ ﻢﺴﻤﺴﻟا ﻲﺠﺘﻨﻣ ﺮﺒﻛأ ﻦﻣ نادﻮﺴﻟا
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oil produced locally does not go through modern industrial ﺖﻳز .ﺚﻳﺪﺣ ﻲﻋﺎﻨﺻ ﺮﻳﺮﻜﺘﻟ ﺐﻟﺎﻐﻟا ﻲﻓ ﻊﻀﺨﻳ ﻻ ﺎﻴﻠﺤﻣ ﺞﺘﻨﻤﻟا ﻢﺴﻤﺴﻟا ﺖﻳز ﻦﻜﻟ
re�ining. Sesame oil is naturally pure but still needs processes ﹰ
like deodorization and steam treatment to reach international وأ ﺢﺋاوﺮﻟا ﺔﻟازإ ﻞﺜﻣ ﻦﻴﺴﺤﺗ تاﻮﻄﺧ ﻰﻟإ ﺮﻘﺘﻔﻳ ﻪﻨﻜﻟ ،ﺎﻴﺒﺴﻧ ﻲﻘﻧ ﻪﺘﻌﻴﺒﻄﺑ ﻢﺴﻤﺴﻟا
food and cosmetic standards. رﺎﺨﺒﻟﺎﺑ ﻢﻴﻘﻌﺘﻟا
Continuous re�ining systems can boost productivity and consis- ﺖﻳﺰﻟا ﻞﻫﺆﺗ ،ﺔﺘﺑﺎﺛ ةدﻮﺟو ﺔﻴﻟﺎﻋ ﺔﻴﺟﺎﺘﻧإ ﻖﻴﻘﺤﺘﺑ ﺮﻤﺘﺴﻤﻟا ﺮﻳﺮﻜﺘﻟا تﺎﻴﻨﻘﺗ ﺢﻤﺴﺗو
tency, positioning Sudanese sesame oil in premium markets.
Untapped Potential: Canola, Castor, and Cottonseed ﻞﻴﻤﺠﺘﻟا تاﺮﻀﺤﺘﺴﻣو ﺔﻴﻗاﺮﻟا ﺔﻴﺋاﺬﻐﻟا تﺎﻋﺎﻨﺼﻟا ﻲﻓ ﺔﺴﻓﺎﻨﻤﻠﻟ ﻲﻧادﻮﺴﻟا
Canola: Promising winter crop, needing better seed access and ﻦﻄﻘﻟا روﺬﺑو ،عوﺮﺨﻟا ،ﻻﻮﻧﺎﻜﻟا :ﺔﻨﻣﺎﻛ صﺮﻓ
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value chain investment. ﻞﺳﻼﺳو ﺔﻨﺴﺤﻤﻟا روﺬﺒﻟا ﻲﻓ ارﺎﻤﺜﺘﺳا ﺐﻠﻄﺘﻳ ،ءﺎﺘﺸﻟا ﻢﺳاﻮﻤﻟ ﺪﻋاو لﻮﺼﺤﻣ :ﻻﻮﻧﺎﻜﻟا
Castor: Valuable in pharmacy and cosmetics, requires high-preci-
sion re�ining to remove harmful compounds. ﹰ ﹸ ﺔﻤﻴﻘﻟا
Cottonseed: A byproduct of cotton farming, ideal for industrial ﻲﻟﺎﻋ اﺮﻳﺮﻜﺗ ﺐﻠﻄﺘﺗ ﻪﺗﻮﻳز ﻦﻜﻟ ،ﺔﻴﻠﻴﻤﺠﺘﻟاو ﺔﻴﺋاوﺪﻟا تﺎﻋﺎﻨﺼﻟا ﻲﻓ مﺪﺨﺘﺴﻳ :عوﺮﺨﻟا
oil production if effectively puri�ied. ﺔﺑﻮﻏﺮﻣ ﺮﻴﻏ تﺎﺒﻛﺮﻣ ﺔﻟازﻹ ﺔﻴﺳﺎﺴﺤﻟا
Toward a National, Sustainable Oil Industry ﹸ ﹰ ﹰ
To unlock Sudan’s full oilseed potential, the country must: نﻮﺑﺎﺼﻟا ﻲﻓ مﺪﺨﺘﺴﻳ ﺎﻴﻋﺎﻨﺻ ﺎﺘﻳز ﺞﺘﻨﺗ ،ﻦﻄﻘﻟا ﺔﻋﺎﻨﺻ ﻦﻣ يﻮﻧﺎﺛ ﺞﺗﺎﻧ :ﻦﻄﻘﻟا روﺬﺑ
Establish modern re�ining plants near production hubs. ﺔﻣاﺪﺘﺴﻣ ﺔﻴﻨﻃو تﻮﻳز ﺔﻋﺎﻨﺻ ﻰﻟإ ﻖﻳﺮﻄﻟاﺔﻟﺎﻌﻓ ﺔﻴﻘﻨﺘﻟ جﺎﺘﺤﻳو
Encourage private investment in physical and enzymatic ﻦﻣ ﺪﺑ ﻻ ،نادﻮﺴﻟا ﻲﻓ ﺔﻴﺘﻳﺰﻟا بﻮﺒﺤﻟا ﻦﻣ ىﻮﺼﻘﻟا ةدﺎﻔﺘﺳﻻا ﻖﻴﻘﺤﺘﻟ
re�ining.
Promote contract farming models linking growers and proces- جﺎﺘﻧﻹا ﻖﻃﺎﻨﻣ بﺮﻗ ﺔﺜﻳﺪﺣ ﺮﻳﺮﻜﺗ ﻊﻧﺎﺼﻣ ءﺎﺸﻧإ
sors. ﻲﻤﻳﺰﻧﻷاو ﻲﺋﺎﻳﺰﻴﻔﻟا ﺮﻳﺮﻜﺘﻟا تﺎﻴﻨﻘﺗ ﻲﻨﺒﺗ ﻰﻠﻋ صﺎﺨﻟا عﺎﻄﻘﻟا ﺰﻴﻔﺤﺗ
Target markets that demand high-purity oils. ﻦﻴﻌﻨﺼﻤﻟاو ﻦﻴﺠﺘﻨﻤﻟا ﻦﻴﺑ ﺔﻳﺪﻗﺎﻌﺘﻟا ﺔﻋارﺰﻟا ﻢﻋد
Ensure compliance with international standards like ISO and ﹰ
HACCP. ءﺎﻘﻨﻟا ﺔﻴﻟﺎﻋ ﺎﺗﻮﻳز ﺐﻠﻄﺘﺗ ﻲﺘﻟا قاﻮﺳﻷا فاﺪﻬﺘﺳا
Conclusion ﻞﺜﻣ ﺔﻴﻟوﺪﻟا ﺮﻴﻳﺎﻌﻤﻠﻟ لﺎﺜﺘﻣﻻا ﻖﻴﻘﺤﺗ ISO وHACCP
In a world of rising food prices and growing demand for healthy ﺔﻤﺗﺎﺧ
oils, Sudan has a historic opportunity to move from raw crop
exporter to high-value oil producer. Oilseeds are truly gold ﺔﺻﺮﻓ نادﻮﺴﻟا ﻚﻠﻤﻳ ،ﺔﻴﺤﺼﻟا تﻮﻳﺰﻟا ﻰﻠﻋ ﺐﻠﻄﻟاو ءاﺬﻐﻟا رﺎﻌﺳأ ﻪﻴﻓ ﻊﻔﺗﺮﺗ ﻢﻟﺎﻋ ﻲﻓ
waiting to be claimed and time is running out for those who نإ .ﺔﻓﺎﻀﻣ ﺔﻤﻴﻗ تاذ تﺎﺠﺘﻨﻣ ﻰﻟإ ﺔﻴﻟوأ تﺎﻣﺎﺧ ﻦﻣ ﺔﻴﻋارﺰﻟا هدراﻮﻣ ﻞﻳﻮﺤﺘﻟ ﺔﻴﺨﻳرﺎﺗ
hesitate. ﹲ ﹰ
ﻦﻳددﺮﺘﻤﻟا ﺮﻈﺘﻨﻳ ﻻ ﻦﻣﺰﻟاو ﻪﻄﻘﺘﻠﻳ ﻦﻣ رﺎﻈﺘﻧا ﻲﻓ ﺐﻫذ ﺎﻘﺣ ﺔﻴﺘﻳﺰﻟا بﻮﺒﺤﻟا
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