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Moroccans produces an oil, Argan Oil, from a similar method- fruit grown on a tree, goats climb up the tree, eat the fruit, poop out the pits, and then locals sift them out & press them for the oil. Of course, modern manufacturing plants have eliminated the goat factor, but there are plenty of local villagers who probably still harvest it the old fashioned way.
http://www.al-bab.com/maroc/env/argan.htm
edit: according to wikipedia, argan oil that's been made by this 'digestive manner' apparently is far inferior to the manufactured oil. Obviously there are less fortunate people that are still going to use this method, but for the most part it probably just makes for a good story to tell tourists. 
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Last edited by tatgirl on Jan-09-2007 at 14:20
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