small screw sunflower seeds oil processing plant in zambia

   
small screw sunflower seeds oil processing plant in zambia
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • small screw sunflower seeds oil processing plant in zambia
Can mmmz make sunflower oil more widely available in Zambia?

The company will buy all sunflower produced by contracted out-growers. MMMZ wants to make sunflower oil more widely available in Zambia through this project. Sunflower oil is more nutritious than other edible oils and if processed from locally produced seed can be sold at prices which are affordable to low-income consumers.

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.

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 can we improve the quality of sunflower seeds?

They produce both blended and pure edible oils. Establish a sunflower out-grower scheme with 15,000 smallholder farmers in the Northern and Eastern provinces. Provide access to improved seeds and other inputs on credit, training and extension to increase productivity, output and quality.