*5.1.3 Data analysis of oilseeds production in SSA*

1.Soybean

Soybean is a vital crop for at least one million African smallholder farmers. Other factors have contributed to rising soybean demand, such as the need for domestic processing to meet rising domestic demand for soybean meal,

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#### **Figure 8.** *Soybean world production and yield/ha.*

especially for the poultry feed industry, and the favorable outlook for edible oil. The United States, Brazil, and Argentina, as the world's top three soybean exporters, will continue to account for approximately 90% of global soybean, soybean meal, and soybean oil exports in the coming decade. The soybean production levels and yield per hectare for the world, Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and other countries are shown on **Figure 8** below. Both area expansion and yield growth have contributed about equal amounts to the reported growth in soybean output in SSA, with yearly growth rates of 3% in area and 3.5 percent in yield.
