small hydraulic sunflower oil extruder in malawi

   
small hydraulic sunflower oil extruder in malawi
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • small hydraulic sunflower oil extruder in malawi
  • How much sunflower does Malawi produce a year?
  • Despite the increased demand of sunflower at local and international markets, the national production levels are still less inspiring. Available statistics show that the Malawi¡¯s processor annual demand for sunflower seed hovers around 30-40,000 metric tonnes (mT). But the country only manages to produce an average of 11,000 mT per year.
  • Why is the production of sunflower decreasing?
  • Since early 90s, production of sunflower has been decreasing due to lack of markets for farmers. The acquisition of the raw material from outside the country by the sole major processor, Unilever, literally killed the sunflower sector. ¡°Seed companies, that were even few that time, stopped supplying the market with planting seed.
  • Why is sunflower so popular in Malawi?
  • More than two decades ago, Sunflower ¨C a crop with large golden flowers grown for its edible seeds which yield oil ¨C was in high demand. The Sunflower sector in Malawi was booming. For Phiri, as a smallholder farmer he was within reach of making a fortune. He had produced a lot of sunflower from his farm in Chitipi, Lilongwe.
  • How a portable oil extruder works?
  • It is extracted by using metal extruder in mass production in oil mills. Many vitamins or minerals of oils are destroyed due to the high temperature of existing metal extruder. In this, the portable oil extruder has been designed and fabricated to avoid the aforementioned problem.