agricultural sunflower oil mill equimentry in rwanda

   
agricultural sunflower oil mill equimentry in rwanda
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • agricultural sunflower oil mill equimentry in rwanda
  • Where does sunflower oil come from?
  • Currently sunflower oil makes about 13% of the world edible oil production. Sunflower was introduced in Tanzania during colonial times and it was found to grow in almost all parts of the country. Interestingly, the crop grows well in the dry weather conditions of the Central Corridor compared to other crops like maize and wheat.
  • How much sunflower oil is produced a year?
  • While the production of sunflower oil seeds varying between 75,000 to 100,000 tons from year 2001 to 2005, it increased in the last two seasons dramatically to more than 350,000 tons since 2006 (Figure 1).
  • Is sunflower a viable source of vegetable oil in Tanzania?
  • The review focuses on Tanzania, where smallholder farmers mainly produce sunflower as a cash crop and a source of vegetable oil. The crop¡¯s production is threatened by decreased soil fertility, attack by pests and disease, limited rainfall, and the high cost of inputs like fertilizers and chemicals.
  • How many bags of sunflower seeds does RLDC process a day?
  • The partner processes 40-50 bages of sunflower seeds per day, operating the plant 7-9 months per year, processing a total of 9,000-13,000 bags per year. While there are other smaller processors in the region, the RLDC business partner is the only one filtering and packing the oil into containers of 1, 5 and 20 liters.