palm sunflower oil processing plant gzt12f1 in zambia

   
palm sunflower oil processing plant gzt12f1 in zambia
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • palm sunflower oil processing plant gzt12f1 in zambia
What is zampalm ¨C Zambia's first palm plantation?

LUSAKA, ZAMBIA ¨C Zampalm in Mpika is Zambia¡¯s first ever palm plantation. The plantation boasts 2,800 hectares of palm plants, which when harvested will produce crude palm oil that is the basic ingredient in most vegetable oils on the market 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.

Where does mmmz produce edible oil?

MMMZ produces edible oils for sale in Zambia. They source 95% of their inputs (soyabean, sunflower seeds and cotton seeds) from smallholder farmers across Southern, Central and Eastern provinces. They also import crude palm oil from Mozambique for processing and sale in the Zambian market. They hold about 45% of the Zambian edible oil market.

Is Zambia a good place to grow palm oil?

While Zambia is not a traditional growing region for palm oil, lower yields are expected to be outweighed by the competitive advantage of being closer to consumers in the region given that the cost of importing edible oil from the Far East can account for around a third of its retail price.