200kg/h output sunflower seed oil expeller turkey in zambia

   
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  • 200kg/h output sunflower seed oil expeller turkey in zambia
How much does Naomi kamuwikeni sell a bag of 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.

How is sunflower oil processed?

To process sunflower into cooking oil, farmers use a grinding machine called an expeller. Because Mrs. Kamuwikeni does not have an expeller, she uses other people¡¯s expellers and pays a processing fee. She says, ¡°After extracting the oil using the expeller, the oil is not clean enough to be sold directly to the community.¡±

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.

Is sunflower a good crop?

Sunflower is a good crop because farmers also sell the by-product of sunflower cake.¡± Mrs. Kamuwikeni plans to buy an oil expeller and connect her farm to electricity so that she can start processing oil on her own. She explains, ¡°I believe this will also increase my income from sunflower.