central automatic nuts soybean oil expeller in malawi

   
central automatic nuts soybean oil expeller in malawi
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • central automatic nuts soybean oil expeller in malawi
  • How many soy varieties are there in Malawi?
  • Malawi has only three soy varieties: Nasoko, Tikolole, and Makwacha. These varieties do not best suit farmers¡¯ needs and agricultural ecological zones. The African Seed Access Index observes that Malawi has been using the same three varieties for nearly 20 years¡ªa sign of a stagnant sector.
  • What is Malawi’s soy market worth?
  • Soy is one of Malawi¡¯s leading alternative cash crops to tobacco¡ªthe country¡¯s major export commodity and hard currency earner, accounting for more than 50 percent of all foreign currency receipts. The value of the Malawi soy market is estimated at $30 million with the opportunity to double in the next couple of years.
  • What is the soy yield in Malawi?
  • While soy yield globally is 4,000 kg per hectare, in Malawi an average farmer harvests a mere 800 kg for the same land size. Lack of quality seed and limited varieties are major challenges facing the value chain. Malawi has only three soy varieties: Nasoko, Tikolole, and Makwacha.
  • What is the soybean Innovation Lab?
  • To address a prolonged bottleneck of quality seed in the legumes sector, AgDiv teamed up with the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Soybean Value Chain Research (Soybean Innovation Lab, SIL) to extend SIL¡¯s ongoing Pan-African Variety Trial program into Malawi in the 2017-2020 growing seasons.