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Chad has two varieties of sesame that it grows
White/natural sesame seeds-they is in the purest natural form. Sesame seeds have a very rich flavour and texture and are the most used sesame seeds around the world.
Black sesame seeds-they are the most nutritious variety of sesame seeds. Black sesame seeds cure many kinds of infectious diseases. These seeds have zinc and calcium due to which they provide the prevention of many health conditions.
Sesame is grown in the southern and central Chad. The central zone, such as the Sahelian region, receives an annual rainfall of 350-800 mm and its temperatures are above 23 degree Celsius. The southern region is cool and dry because of River N’djamena. Both regions have a well-drainage system, fertile soil of medium texture and neutral PH.
The harvest of Chad sesame seeds begins when the pods have changed colour brownish-yellow. The labourers slash the plant at the base. They then convey the pods to the threshing point in the baskets. Sesame seeds are removed by use of a rolling pin or by a threshing machine
The seeds then placed in the cleansing tank. Once this is over the seeds are roasted at temperatures less than 12%. The Chad sesame seeds stored in a cool, dry place.
Chad sesame seeds are exported according to the amount in tonnes or kilograms required by the customer. They are transported to the airport of N’Djamena by designed trucks and stored in specialized warehouses waiting for transport to the international markets.
Chad avails the best sesame seeds and if you require the best seeds do not hesitate to make your order from Chad since delivery is all over the world
gum Arabic
Chad natural gum Arabic has mainly contributed to the economy of the country. The average production of Arabic gum in Chad is dependent on the climatic conditions the output ranges between 3000-7000 metric tons on adverse climatic conditions and 7000-13000 metric tons under suitable climatic conditions. The quality analysis of gum Arabic in Chad is done by the government officials “Eaux and Forets” departments.
The main destinations of gum Arabic from Chad are Europe, the United States and other industrialized nations.
Acacia tree which produces gum Arabic. The species of acacia tree grow in several countries in the horn of Africa and West Africa. In chad, the acacia Senegal(l) species produce Senegal gum Arabic is commonly known as Kitir and friable acacia Seyal gum (Talha)
Boswellia produces frankincense. Diversity of this genus is in northwest tropical Africa in the dry lowland areas.
Commiphora produces myrrh.
Chad is in the north of Africa between (12-16) degrees north latitude and (15-19) degrees east longitudes. The climatic conditions of the country are either dry, tropical and temperate rainy. The temperature of the country varies between 47 degrees Celsius in the Sahara Desert to 10 degrees Celsius in the Ouaddai highlands. These conditions give a favourable growth of Acacia, Boswellia and Commiphora.
Chad natural gum Arabic is harvested manually by labour-intensive traditional methods of tapping. Tapping and collecting of Arabic gum are carried out around mid-September up to June during the offset of the dry season.
Tapping is by the shaving off very thin using a hand tool. Once the first tapping is over, the second tapping will take place after 30-40 days. The tapping process goes up to 4 months.
Arabic gum processing is done in the city of N’Djamena and transported to the airport by van for export. The processed form of Arabic gum is in the form of powder which is sold to large confectionery and soft drink manufacturers in Europe and the USA.
At the airport of N’Djamena, there are fully-equipped laboratories and warehoused to ensure that quality and testy gum Arabic is exported.
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Chadimex company For import and export from Africa to the world, fruits such as avocados, pineapples and bananas, and agricultural exports such as sesame, arabic gum, coffee, cocoa and chocolate.
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