Editorial Book

Book Title: Advanced Researches in Agricultural Sciences (Volume 2)

PAID ACCESS | Published on : 30-Sep-2026 | Pages: 144-157 | Doi : 10.37446/vol2book092025/144-157

Value Addition in Sesame for Enhancing Farmers' Income

• ABM Sirisha
• Scientist, Genetics and Plant Breeding Research (GPBR), Agricultural Research Station, Yelamanchili, Anakapalli District, Andhra Pradesh–531055, India.


• MBGS Kumari
• Principal Scientist and Head (Agronomy), Agricultural Research Station, Yelamanchili, Anakapalli District, Andhra Pradesh–531055, India.


• A Chandini
• Research Associate (Plant Pathology), Agricultural Research Station, Yelamanchili, Anakapalli District, Andhra Pradesh–531055, India.


• Rohit Kumar
• Research Associate (Genetics and Plant Breeding), Agricultural Research Station, Yelamanchili, Anakapalli District, Andhra Pradesh–531055, India.

Abstract

Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) is an ancient and nutritionally important oilseed crop with considerable potential for value-added food, nutraceutical, cosmetic and industrial applications. Its seeds are rich in edible oil and protein and also contain lignans, tocopherols, phytosterols, phenolic compounds, minerals and other biologically active constituents. Nevertheless, a large proportion of sesame is still marketed as raw seed, limiting the proportion of the final consumer value received by producers. Value addition provides an opportunity to overcome this limitation by converting sesame into higher-value products and by efficiently utilizing processing residues. This chapter discusses the economic importance of sesame, the need for value addition, traditional sesame products, modern processing technologies, nutraceutical and functional-food applications, utilization of oil cake, meal and hulls, rural entrepreneurship, market and export prospects, major constraints and future research priorities.

Keywords

Sesamum indicum, sesame oil, value addition, functional foods, nutraceuticals, sesame meal, sesame hulls, processing, entrepreneurship, farmer income, value chain

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