A bag of sunflower, which weighs 25 kilograms, is sold in Zambia for 150 Zambia Kwacha (about $6.60 US). Most farmers prefer to sell their sunflower as seeds and grain rather than process it because they receive sales income immediately. However, by adding value to her sunflower harvest, Mrs. Kamuwikeni is making twice the money she used to make.
How much does Naomi kamuwikeni sell a bag of sunflower?
Mrs Kamuwikeni sells a 25-kg bag of sunflowers for 150 Zambia Kwacha ($6.60 US). Alternatively, she can process that bag into 10 litres of cooking oil and sell it for 430 Kwacha ($19 US).
How much does a sunflower cake cost in Zambia?
Mrs. Kamuwikeni 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 her 10 kilograms of sunflower cake.
Why did Mrs kamuwikeni stop selling sunflower grains?
Mrs. Kamuwikeni stopped selling sunflower grains two years ago because she wanted to make more money. To process sunflower into cooking oil, farmers use a grinding machine called an expeller. Since Mrs. Kamuwikeni does not have an expeller, she uses other people¡¯s expellers and pays a processing fee.
After-sales Service Provided: Field installation, commissioning and training, Field maintenance and repair service, Video technical support, Online support
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
