Does Tanzania have a potential in the sunflower oil sector?
Tanzania has great potential in the sunflower oil seeds sector, which can be scaled-up as one of its key sectors for industrial development.
What is the largest oilseed crop in Tanzania?
Accounting for 35% of all oilseed production in Tanzania, sunflower is the largest oilseed crop in Tanzania. Sunflower has an enormous potential in Tanzania, as it grows well in all regions, even in areas with low rainfall.
Can sunflowers grow in Tanzania?
The African Seed Access Index (TASAI) has just released the final version of its Tanzania Country Report 2021 in which it highlights that sunflower has an enormous potential in Tanzania, as it grows well in all regions, even in areas with low rainfall.
What type of oil is produced in Tanzania?
Oil seed production in Tanzania mainly focuses on ground nuts (40%), sunflower (36%), sesame (15%), cotton (8%) and palm oil (1%). More than half of vegetable oil consumed in Tabora and Tanzania as a whole is imported due to insufficient domestic production. The population of western Tanzania is approximtely 5.8 million in 2012.