Tanzania palm oil production – vegetable oil refining

The palm oil value chain in Tanzania UNIDO

  • Tanzania palm oil production – vegetable oil refining
  • Tanzania palm oil production – vegetable oil refining
  • Tanzania palm oil production – vegetable oil refining
  • Tanzania palm oil production – vegetable oil refining

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  • Does Tanzania import cooking oil?
  • Given a shortfall of 360K metric tons, Tanzania imports over 60% of the country’s cooking oil. This costs USD 250M in palm oil imports every year, making it the sector with the second highest foreign exchange transactions by value. However, the country has a large and growing refined sunflower oil industry that can substitute these imports.
  • What is the palm oil value chain in Tanzania?
  • The palm oil value chain in Tanzania - Diagnostics, investment models and action plan for development and innovation (2019) Tanzania`s edible oil sub-sector stands at Tshs 676.2 billion (US$294 million) with players like Bidco Oil and Soap Ltd, Murzah Oil Mills and Alaska Tanzania3.
  • Which region produces the most palm oil in Tanzania?
  • Kigoma, Mbeya and Pwani are the main oil palm producing regions in Tanzania – with Kigoma producing about 61.4%, Mbeya 35.7% and Pwani 0.9% as per 2017/18 agricultural season data1. In Kigoma there are over 30,000 smallholder subsistence palm oil farmers2. Meanwhile, the country imports over 500,000 MT of palm oil per annum.
  • What is oil palm used for in Tanzania?
  • More recently, additional uses for this crop have developed, such as local soap production using palm oil. Oil palm production in Tanzania is carried out primarily by smallholder farmers living in Kigoma Region (Kigoma Rural District), as well as in Mbeya Region (mostly Kyela District) and some parts of Tanga and Pwani regions.

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