sunflower oil process plant in zambia
- Usage: Sunflower seed oil making machine
- Sunflower oil manufacturing plant
- , Fully automatic
- Production Capacity: 10T-5000TPD
- Model Number: QIE FIRST
- Voltage: 220V/380V/440V
- Power(W): 10kw-50kw
- Dimension(L*W*H): 2500mm*2000mm*3000mm
- Weight: 2T-20T
- Certification: ISO,CE, BV,TR-CU
- Name: Sunflower oil manufacturing plant
- Materials: Carbon steel Q235 and SS304
- Water consumption: ≤ 0.3 t/t Sunflower
- Power consumption: ≤ 12kwh/t Sunflower
- Operate people: 2-3
- Circulating Water Cooling Water Yield: 150M3/H
- Supplier Type: Manufacturer
- Finished product: Grade 1 cooking oil
Zambia: Farmer boosts income by processing oil from sunflower
Mrs Kamuwikeni can sell a 25-kg bag of sunflower for 150 Zambia Kwacha ($6.60 US). Or she can process that bag into 10 litres of cooking oil and sell it for 430 Kwacha ($19 US). It’s seven o’clock in the morning and Naomi Kamuwikeni is quickly walking to the oil expeller at Gondar market. She is carrying sunflowers to process into oil.
THE Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) has disclosed that it has approved the construction of a rice and sunflower cooking oil processing plant in Kawambwa District of Luapula Province. In a statement, Tuesday, ZEMA Acting Director General Maxwell Nkoya said the project will be done by Agripreneur Foundation Limited at a total cost of over K4 million.
Sunflower production up 47% - Zambian Business Times
Meanwhile, National Union for Small Scale Farmers in Zambia-NUSFAZ says the current production of Sunflower is not enough to satisfy the needs of the processors of edible oils and stock feed. Union Executive Director Ebony Loloji said edible oil manufacturers have the capacity to process in excess of 80,000 metric tonnes but production is less than this capacity.
Edible oils are sourced mainly from vegetable products and in Zambia, the major oilseed used in the production of edible oils is soybeans which accounts for 60% of local production, cotton seed oil extraction accounts for 19% while sunflower oil accounts for 15%. The remaining 6% is sourced from minor oilseeds such as ground nuts.
Mount Meru Millers Zambia Limited
They hold about 45% of the Zambian edible oil market. MMMZ has their own processing plant with an oilseed crusher (200,000MT/annum capacity) and an edible oil refinery (140,000MT/annum capacity). They sell refined oil to wholesalers and the hotel industry, big retailers and also offer oil through dispensers via smaller outlets. They produce
In Zambia, various entities are involved in the purchase of sunflower, including agro-processing companies, oil extraction plants, local markets, and exporters. These buyers procure sunflower for various purposes, including oil extraction, seed processing, and retail distribution.
Blog Details - Zambia Environmental Management Agency
The Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) has approved one of the biggest agro processing plants in Kawambwa District of Luapula Province. The construction of a rice and sunflower cooking oil processing project was approved at the 8th sitting of the Environmental Assessment Committee (EAC) of the Board of the Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA). The […]
The exorbitant retail prices for cooking oil have raised concerns after the commodity recorded over 80% price increase between 2020 and 2021. So many reasons have been proffered to justify this price jump but the Zambian Business Times – ZBT can reveal that local production and processing seems to be winning the debate.
- Why should we invest in sunflower oil in Tanzania?
- Investment in sunflower oil production locally could therefore provide competition against imported oil. One reason for encouraging the greater production and processing of sunflower oil in Tanzania is thus its potential for import substitution, which could generate income and jobs at home and have a beneficial impact on foreign- exchange outflows.
- Which sunflower varieties are available in Zambia?
- Zambia Seed Company (Zamseed) hasin stock various sunflower varieties such as Milika, Saona and CCA 81. Milika, a new and improved early maturing variety has the potential of twotonnes per hectare. The hydride matures in 100 days. Seed-Co Zambia Limitedsells G101 which is said to be resistant to several diseases.
- Can mmmz make sunflower oil more widely available in Zambia?
- The company will buy all sunflower produced by contracted out-growers. MMMZ wants to make sunflower oil more widely available in Zambia through this project. Sunflower oil is more nutritious than other edible oils and if processed from locally produced seed can be sold at prices which are affordable to low-income consumers.
- How much is a bag of sunflower worth in Zambia?
- Most farmers prefer to sell their sunflower as seeds and grain rather than process it because they receive sales income immediately. But now that Mrs. Kamuwikeni is adding value to her sunflower harvest, she is making twice the money she used to make. A bag of sunflower weighing 25 kilograms is sold at 150 Zambia Kwacha (about $6.60 US).
