vegetable oil production and processing in Zambia

Building competitive agricultural markets for Zambia

  • vegetable oil production and processing in Zambia
  • vegetable oil production and processing in Zambia
  • vegetable oil production and processing in Zambia
  • vegetable oil production and processing in Zambia

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  • How is vegetable oil produced in Zambia?
  • In Zambia, the production of vegetable oil primarily relies on crushing soybeans and refining the crude oil produced. This means that oilcake/meal for animal feed and vegetable oil are essentially co-products derived from soybeans. Examining trade data for refined vegetable oil unveils a notable trend.
  • Why is Zambia a key production source for regional markets?
  • The growing regional demand for poultry feed inputs, coupled with global supply, climate, and economic challenges, underscores the immense opportunities for Zambia to serve as a key production source for regional markets while still meeting local feed and vegetable oil demands.
  • Is Zambia a food exporter?
  • The additional combined food exports would be four times Zambia's copper exports and still lag behind Brazil's soybean exports3. Zambia is, however, a net importer of staple foods such as chicken, fish, and vegetable oil, despite its inherent capacity to be a global production hub for these very commodities.
  • Can Zambia replace soybean imports with competitive local production?
  • Despite the substantial increase in soybean production in Zambia, the country's imports of refined vegetable oil have surged from $13 million in 2018 to nearly $60 million in 2022, as depicted in Figure 5. This data highlights a substantial market opportunity for Zambia to replace these imports with competitive local production.

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