What are the different types of sunflower oil expeller machine?
The sunflower oil expeller machine provided by Hongde Machinery mainly has four types: single screw oil press, small oil press machine with heating system, automatic oil extraction with vacuum filters, automatic oil making machine with air …
How is sunflower oil processed?
To process sunflower into cooking oil, farmers use a grinding machine called an expeller. Because Mrs. Kamuwikeni does not have an expeller, she uses other people’s expellers and pays a processing fee. She says, “After extracting the oil using the expeller, the oil is not clean enough to be sold directly to the community.”
Why did she stop selling sunflower grains?
One of the crops mentioned was sunflower. It was this time when I started processing sunflower into cooking oil.” She 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.
How much is a bag of sunflower worth in Zambia?
Most farmers prefer to sell their sunflower as seeds and grain rather than process it because they receive sales income immediately. But now that Mrs. Kamuwikeni is adding value to her sunflower harvest, she is making twice the money she used to make. A bag of sunflower weighing 25 kilograms is sold at 150 Zambia Kwacha (about $6.60 US).