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).
Which country produces the most sunflower oil?
Turkey comes fourth with an annual sunflower oil production of 721.9 thousand tons, closely followed by France with a production of 632.9 thousand tons. Hungary and Spain produce 566.1 thousand tons and 503.5 thousand tons of sunflower oil respectively. Romania in the eighth position, produces 454.6 thousand tons of sunflower oil.
How much does Naomi kamuwikeni sell a bag of sunflower?
Mrs Kamuwikeni can sell a 25-kg bag of sunflower for 150 Zambia Kwacha ($6.60 US). Or she can process that bag into 10 litres of cooking oil and sell it for 430 Kwacha ($19 US). It’s seven o’clock in the morning and Naomi Kamuwikeni is quickly walking to the oil expeller at Gondar market. She is carrying sunflowers to process into oil.
Is sunflower oil production geographically concentrated?
A closer look at global production statistics reveals that sunflower oil production is geographically concentrated, with few countries contributing to the lion’s share of the overall output. Recent data on global sunflower oil production shows fascinating insights about the diversity and concentration of production.