Most of the production is located in India with1.1–1.3 million tonnes year−1 harvested from 38,000 ha.
No information is available about the global and Egyptian production of M. oleifera leaves or seeds.
In Egypt, M. oleifera is grown for human consumption; however, the low price of foliage encourages its use as animal feed. The price per kg DM varies considerably from 1 to 1.5 US$ for dried leaves up to 20–24 US$ for seeds.
Theprice of branches with leaves and soft twigs as animal feed can be around 0.25–0.5 US$ per kg DM.
M. oleifera leaf meal (MLM) contains from 179 to 268 g crude protein (CP)/kg DM with about 47% of bypass protein and with adequate amino acid profile.
The chemical composition of MLM can vary considerably depending on the proportions of small branches, twigs and leaf stage of maturity, time of sam plin gand Moringa species and agro-ecological zone where trees are growing