As interest grows in emerging crops, one such crop, sesame, could become as big as mungbeans and chickpeas. CQ University senior lecturer in agriculture Dr Tieneke Trotter said she did not sesame becoming the major industry of any area. “We see it fitting into a cropping rotation, it fits really [...]
Farmers in and around the Big Rivers Region of the Northern Territory (NT) and Kununurra in Western Australia (WA) are invited to learn about incorporating sesame into broadacre rotations in Northern Australia at a series of field days in June. During the field days, trial sites showcasing high-value, multi-purpose crops, [...]
With the global sesame seed market expected to reach A$26 billion by 2025, the Australian sesame industry has been identified as a high-growth potential emerging industry. The recent introduction of new high-yielding, non-shattering varieties, with high quality seed and adaptation to local conditions, is a game changer for the sesame [...]