Does Tanzania have a potential in the sunflower oil sector?
Tanzania has great potential in the sunflower oil seeds sector, which can be scaled-up as one of its key sectors for industrial development.
Which country produces sunflower oil?
Tanzania is one country among others in the world producing sunflower oilseeds for raw materials in processing cholesterol-free edible cooking oil with a by-product used as livestock feeds. Currently sunflower oil makes about 13% of the world edible oil production.
What is the potential market for sunflower & groundnuts in Tanzania?
The potential market in western Tanzania is nearly 75,000 tons annually. The current market for the sunflower and groundnuts products is local consumption. More than half of vegetable oil consumed in Tabora is imported due to the lack of supply in local production.
What type of oil is produced in Tanzania?
Oil seed production in Tanzania mainly focuses on ground nuts (40%), sunflower (36%), sesame (15%), cotton (8%) and palm oil (1%). More than half of vegetable oil consumed in Tabora and Tanzania as a whole is imported due to insufficient domestic production. The population of western Tanzania is approximtely 5.8 million in 2012.
After-sales Service Provided: Engineers available to service machinery overseas, Field installation, commissioning and training, Field maintenance and repair service, Video technical support, Online support
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
After Warranty Service: Video technical support, Online support, Spare parts, Field maintenance and repair service
