final project of production of sunflower oil in lusaka
- Usage: Plants,flowers,leaf, pericarp, essential oil
- Production Capacity: 5TPD-100TPD
- Voltage: 380V/50HZ/Triple phase
- Dimension(L*W*H): depends on capacity
- Weight: 800KG
- Core Components: Motor
- Oil type: Sunflower Oil
- Product name: essential oil distillation equipment
- Material: : stainless steel 304
- Advantage: : High Efficient
- Raw material: Plants,flowers,leaf, pericarp
- Supply power: 380V/50HZ/3P, 220V/60HZ/3P
- Delivery: 15 working days
- Capacity: 20Kg/batch
- Other accessaries: with steam boiler
- After Warranty Service: Video technical support, Online support
- Certification: CE ISO
CDFA CALLS FOR EXPANSION OF SUNFLOWER OIL PROJECT - Lusaka Star
The Chipata District Farmers Association (CDFA) says there is need for the expansion of the sunflower cooking oil project. Association Coordinator Vigil Malambo said the expansion of the project would lead to a reduction of cooking oil prices in the country. The high prices of cooking oil entail that there is low supply and high […]
Zambia’s Sunflower production increased by a staggering 47% in the 2019/2020 farming season compared to the 2018/2019 farming season. Despite this aggressive increase, the local production still did not meet the national demand. According to information made available to the Zambian Business Times – ZBT by the Zambia’s statistics agency
ASIGMA – Agro-Processing: Sunflower Oil Production
February 20, 2017. Investment Advisory. Agro-Processing: Sunflower Oil Production. The client, an Agro-processing company in Northern Uganda, was interested in venturing into the production of edible sunflower oil. Objectives. In order to enable the client begin operations on production of sunflower oil, the objectives of the project were as
Local sunflower farmer selling 2.5 Ltrs cooking oil at under K100. 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
Analysis of the Sunflower Value Chain in Zambia’s Eastern Province by Mary Lubungu, William J. Burke and Nicholas J. Sitko
ii Analysis of the Sunflower Value Chain in Zambia’s Eastern Province by Mary Lubungu, William Burke, and Nicholas Sitko Working Paper No. 85 September 2014 Indaba Agricultural Policy Research Institute (IAPRI) 26a Middleway, Kabulonga, Lusaka, Zambia
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.
Sunflower production maintains steady increase - Zambian Business Times
According to information made available to the Zambian Business Times-ZBT, by the Zambia Statistics Agency-ZAMSTATS, sunflower production is expected to increase from 75, 142 metric tonnes in the 2020/2021 farming season to 80, 164 metric tonnes in the 2021/2022 farming season.
Mount Meru Millers Zambia (referred to as MMMZ) was established in 2012 and is a subsidiary of the Mount Meru Group, a multinational company working in agriculture, energy and logistics. MMMZ produces edible oils for sale in Zambia. They source 95% of their inputs (soyabean, sunflower seeds and cotton seeds) from smallholder farmers across
- 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).
- Can processing sunflower into oil boost income for small-scale farmers?
- Bubala Soko is the agricultural extension officer for Kalichero Agriculture Camp. He says that adding value by processing sunflower into oil can boost income for small-scale farmers. Mr. Soko explains: ¡°Sunflower is a crop that can improve income levels of farmers if farmers add value to their produce.
- 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.
- What is the potential market for sunflower & groundnuts in Tanzania?
- The potential market in western Tanzania is nearly 75,000 tons annually. The current market for the sunflower and groundnuts products is local consumption. More than half of vegetable oil consumed in Tabora is imported due to the lack of supply in local production.
