small kitchen palm oil production line in tanzania

                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
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  • How is palm oil produced in Africa?
  • Palm oil production in Africa and especially in Tanzania is dominated by small-scale subsistence farming systems that are characterised by low productivity and low yields, even in regions with the most suitable cultivation conditions.
  • How much palm oil does Tanzania produce?
  • The official statistics of FAOSTAT (2012) estimate different (higher) palm oil yield levels in Tanzania compared to the average yield results of 0.44 t of palm oil per ha determined using the data from our survey conducted in 2011. Our results also differ from the yields of 0.58 t per ha reported in the census data 2007/08 (URT 2012b ).
  • Does small-scale palm oil production in Kigoma retain the character of local adapted farming?
  • The present study suggests that small-scale production and processing of palm oil in Kigoma (whether intercropped or not) is likely to retain the character of a locally adapted farming system destined to provide enough product for the subsistence of the families and to generate some additional income for the farmers.
  • What is the production of palm oil in Kigoma?
  • It was shown that the production of palm oil in Kigoma depends on the productivity of oil palms aged over 30 years (>75 % of oil palm) and on the variety dura (>75 % of all oil palms are either bengezas or juwe varieties) (Table 2 ). Table 2 Specific share of age and varieties in the villages of Kagongo and Ilagala (in %) (N = entries)