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 is a bag of sunflower worth in Zambia?
Most farmers prefer to sell their sunflower as seeds and grain rather than process it because they receive sales income immediately. But now that Mrs. Kamuwikeni is adding value to her sunflower harvest, she is making twice the money she used to make. A bag of sunflower weighing 25 kilograms is sold at 150 Zambia Kwacha (about $6.60 US).
How much does a Miller make in Zambia?
She pays 0.50 Zambia Kwacha (about $0.02 US) per kilogram to a miller who owns an expeller. The miller charges 1.50 Kwacha per kg if the farmer receives sunflower cake as well or one Kwacha without the cake. On average, the miller makes about 10,000 Kwacha ($440 USD) per month by renting the expeller.
How much does a sunflower cake cost in Zambia?
Another benefit is that she can collect a by-product called sunflower cake and sell this to sunflower cake vendors at 1.20 Zambia Kwacha (about $0.05 US) per kilogram. Each 25-kilogram bag of sunflower gives Mrs. Kamuwikeni 10 kilograms of sunflower cake.
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Item: Multifunctional Sunflower oil making equipment
Model Steel Machine Raw materials: Oil seeds: Sunflower
Final product: edible oil
Main market: Africa, Mid-East, Asia, South America
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