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Balancing production, prices in Malawi sunflower

  • high quality sunflower pumpkin seed oiln in Malawi
  • high quality sunflower pumpkin seed oiln in Malawi
  • high quality sunflower pumpkin seed oiln in Malawi
  • high quality sunflower pumpkin seed oiln in Malawi

Nutritional, biochemical and phytochemical

DRIVING A SUNFLOWER VALUE CHAIN IN MALAWI

Promoting Participation in Value Chains for Oilseeds

Malawian Farmers Reap More from Sunflower,

  • How much sunflower does Malawi produce annually?
  • Malawi's annual production of sunflower hovers around 11,000 metric tonnes (mT) despite the increased demand of sunflower at local and international markets. The country's processor requires around 30-40,000 mT of sunflower seed annually.
  • Why is sunflower popular in Malawi?
  • Sunflower, a crop with large golden flowers grown for its edible seeds which yield oil, was in high demand more than two decades ago in Malawi. Smallholder farmers like Phiri in Chitipi, Lilongwe, were able to produce a lot of sunflower and were within reach of making a fortune from it.
  • How much cooking oil is produced in Malawi?
  • According to the factory’s production manager Regina Nothale, three kilograms of sunflower produces one litter of cooking oil. Currently, one litre of cooking oil in Malawi is sold at an average of K3 000, equivalent to three US dollars.
  • Which countries sell sunflower oil?
  • Refined sunflower oil to South Africa (US$ 1,589,200), Egypt (US$ 162,730), Ukraine (US$ 60,470), Kenya (US$23,590) and the United Arab Emirates (US$ 18,130). Margarine to Kenya (US$2,660,970), South Africa (US$ 453,750) Indonesia (US$117,420), Zimbabwe (US$ 76,190) and the United Arab Emirates (US$4420).

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