sunflower oil production in morogoro south

                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
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  • Is sunflower a viable source of vegetable oil in Tanzania?
  • The review focuses on Tanzania, where smallholder farmers mainly produce sunflower as a cash crop and a source of vegetable oil. The crop’s production is threatened by decreased soil fertility, attack by pests and disease, limited rainfall, and the high cost of inputs like fertilizers and chemicals.
  • Where do sunflowers grow in Africa?
  • Other regions in which sunflower would flourish are Njombe, Mbeya, Songwe, Katavi, Rukwa, Tabora, Simiyu, Geita, Kagera, Kilimanjaro, Arusha, Mwanza, Mara, Tanga, Coast and Kigoma. Opportunities range from areas for seeds multiplication and the manufacture of cooking oil. Both products are highly demanded locally and internationally.
  • How many sunflower seeds are produced in Tanzania?
  • According to him, Tanzania has 773 cooking oil factories requiring 1.7 million tonnes of sunflower seeds a year, worth Sh1.1450 trillion in total, at Sh850 per kilogramme. But, as only 352,908 tonnes worth Sh299 billion are produced locally, farmers lose Sh1.363 trillion in benefits from supplying to small, middle and large scale processing firms.
  • Does sunflower produce cooking oil?
  • Sunflower – which is scientifically known as ‘Helianthus Annus’ – can produce 35 to 45 percent of cooking oil. Besides, it thrives in a semi-arid climate. In Tanzania, farmers harvest an average of three-to-five bags per hectare, instead of 10-to-12 bags due to poor crop production practices.