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.”
Which type of oil processing equipment is suitable for making sunflower seed oil?
Both these two types of oil processing equipment are suitable for make sunflower seed oil. The price of multifunction sunflower oil press machine with filter device is a little bit higher than the conventional one.
What are the different types of sunflower oil making machines?
We offer two kinds of sunflower oil making machines: conventional screw press and automatic oil press with vacumm filters. Both these two presses are suitable for producing edible oil.
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).