sunflower seeds oil production plant in lusaka

sunflower seeds oil production plant in lusaka
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • sunflower seeds oil production plant in lusaka
sunflower seeds oil production plant in lusaka
sunflower seeds oil production plant in lusaka
sunflower seeds oil production plant in lusaka
sunflower seeds oil production plant in lusaka
  • What is sunflower seed processing?
  • Sunflower seed processing focuses on sunflower oil as the most valuable product. It is used as high-value oil in various food applications. The deoiled meal is considered a byproduct and is mostly used as animal feed. In 2011, annual world production of deoiled sunflower meal was at 16 million tons ( FAO, 2013 ).
  • 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.
  • What is the export/production ratio of sunflower?
  • If we compare the export/production ratio of the main products involved in the vegetable oils and proteins markets, we see that sunflower is traded mainly after processing: 55% of the oil volumes were exported in 2018/19, 38% of the meals, and only 5% of the harvested seeds.
  • When to plant sunflowers in Lusaka?
  • Region I normally experiences short rain period and usually short. Farmers inRegion II are encouraged to plant sunflower from late November to mid December. Areas in this region include Lusaka, Eastern and Central provinces.