parpular seed oil extraction plant in tanzania

                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
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  • Are edible oils a key to the success of Tanzania's agriculture sector?
  • November 2017 2 Context: The study is informed by the Government of Tanzania’s commitment to industrialize the economy, as framed in the latest Five-Year Development Plan, and the identification of the edible oils value chain as key to the success of the agriculture sector Three edible oils studies are being conducted in parallel.
  • Why is the demand for sunflower oil increasing in Tanzania?
  • Widespread adoption of improved seed is one important driver of increased production of sunflower oil in Tanzania, already one of the largest producers of the crop in Africa. And with sunflower processors investing in more than 50,000 metric tons of processing capacity, demand for sunflower from farmers is increasing. Setting up for change at scale
  • How much oil is used in tan-Zania?
  • The average annual demand for edible oils in Tan-zania is almost 600,000 tonnes. Approximately 60 percent of the 600,000 tonnes is palm oil, of which over 90 percent (of the palm oil) is imported. The remaining 40 percent is mainly sunflower oil, which is processed from locally produced sunflower seeds.
  • Should contract farming be promoted in tan-Zania?
  • Promote contract farming: despite the obvious advantages of contract farming such as guaran-teeing prices to farmers, contract farming in Tan-zania faces enormous challenges of enforceabil-ity because of default (side-selling) and lower than market prices ofered by processors.