best sunflower soybean cotton oil mill report in malawi

   
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Is sunflower a VC crop in Malawi?

There are now a growing number of poultry feed processors in Malawi that receive soybean from local farmers.6 Sunflower, on the other hand, has perhaps the least developed VC of the four target crops, and therefore the most scope for growth.

Is soybean a new crop in Malawi?

Soybean was domesticated in the 11th cen-tury BC around north-east of China. Soybean is not a new crop in Malawi. Reports by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security indicate that this crop has been grown in Malawi since 1909. It was being grown as a minor in association with tung.

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.

Does South Africa Import sunflower oil to Malawi?

While the inefficient transport infrastructure in the region is an informal non-tariff barrier to oil imports, sunflower oil from South Africa still reaches Malawi at a cheaper price than local products and is of a better quality.22 While quality issues are being targeted proactively, in the interim this creates inefficiencies.