First, conflict diamonds. Now, conflict tahini? Tahini, that creamy, silky condiment made of toasted and ground sesame seeds, is at the center of a vicious civil war in Ethiopia’s Tigray province.

Ethiopia is one of the key players in the global market for sesame seed and remains a major exporter. However, annual export volume has been falling at CAGR of 8per cent in the past eight years.

Ethiopia, the world’s fourth-largest sesame grower, may see earnings from exports of pulses, oil seeds and spices rise by a third to more than $900 million this year.

Oil seed exports overtook coffee as Ethiopia's biggest foreign exchange earner in the 11 months to May, ... It received $326 million from the sale of 261,216 tonnes oil seeds, mainly sesame, ...

But the most prized sesame seed is the white Humera that hails from Ethiopia, a buttery flavored, extra oily seed that makes for a complex flavored, extra-silky puree. Great tahini is made with ...

The project started in 2007 and involves 1500 farmers in North-West Ethiopia and a state-of-the-art processing facility in Addis Ababa. Tradin Organic’s involvement in the organic sesame supply chain ...