Government rolls out sunflower project to boost local
- Usage: Sunflower Oil
- Type: sunflower oil manufacturing plant
- Production Capacity: 10-3000T
- Dimension(L*W*H): 1800*1200*1500mm
- Weight: 1100 KG
- Warranty: 1 Year, 12 Months
- Core Components: Motor, Pressure vessel, Pump, PLC, Other, Gear, Bearing, Engine, Gearbox
- Oil Keyword: oil pressing
- Feature: automatic
- Suitable for: Sunflowr Seeds
- Color: customize
- Machinery type: Automatic Screw Oil Mill Machine
- Exporting Countries: kenya
According to Dr. Dominic Menjo, Food Advisor to the president, the project aims to increase the production acreage of sunflowers from the current 4,000 acres to 200,000 acres by next year. Dr. Menjo said the project aims to lower the high import bill of edible oils which currently stands at Sh. 160 billion annually where more than 90 percent of
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- Usage: Sunflower Oil
- Type: sunflower oil manufacturing plant
- Production Capacity: 140-200Kg/h
- Dimension(L*W*H): 2850*1850*3270
- Weight: 5000KG, 5000Kg
- Core Components: MAIN MACHINE
- Capacity: 10-15TPD FOR PRESS
- power: 18.5kw
- Size: 2850*1850*3270
- After Warranty Service: Video technical support, Online support, Spare parts, Field maintenance and repair service
- Local Service Location: Egypt, Viet Nam, Brazil, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan
- Certification: ISO
- Exporting Countries: kenya
He said that under the project, the ministry through AFA plans to increase land under sunflower production from 50,000 to 250,000 by next year. “At the end of this five year project, we plan to
Peterson Muthathai, a board member of AFA, noted that 500 metric tonnes of sunflower seeds procured from Zambia will arrive in Kenya by the end of October. Additionally, the Kenya Seed Company has 70 metric tonnes of sunflower seeds for multiplication, and the 500 metric tonnes will be distributed to registered farmers.
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- Usage: Sunflower Oil
- Type: sunflower oil manufacturing plant
- Production Capacity: 100kg/h~300kg/h
- Voltage: 220V/380V
- Power(W): 18.5KWH
- Dimension(L*W*H): 48m*12M*15M
- Weight: 30tons
- Certification: ISO CE
- Raw material: Sunflower Seed
- Application: Sunflower Seed Pressing
- Application range: Sunflower
- Oil rate: 18-22%
- Feature: Eco-Friendly
- Advantage: Simple Operation
- Item: Edible Oil Production
- Color: Facility Usage
- Exporting Countries: kenya
When you crush it, for every 4kg of sunflower seed cake, you get a litre of cooking oil. When you harvest 1,000kgs of sunflower seeds, after crushing you get 250 litres of sunflower cooking oil, translating to Ksh100,000 ($770) per acre,” Wabwoba explained. The farmer has a seven-acre piece of land on which she grows sunflowers – and from
The yield per acre in sunflower farming in Kenya can vary depending on several factors, such as soil fertility, weather conditions, planting density, and crop management practices. The average yield per acre for sunflowers in Kenya ranges from 500kg to 1500kg. However, with proper management practices, farmers can achieve yields of up to 2000kg
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- Usage: Sunflower Oil
- Type: sunflower oil manufacturing plant
- Production Capacity: Depend on the capacity
- Dimension(L*W*H): 1800*1200*1500MM
- Weight: 1100 KG
- Core Components: Motor, Pressure vessel
- Oil Product Function: Making Edible Oil
- Raw material: Sunflower Oil
- Keyword: Oil Extraction Equipment
- Feature: High Oil Yield Efficiency
- Application range: Prickly Pear Oil Press Machine
- application: Screw Oil Expeller
- Used for: Pressing Oil Seeds
- Processing Types: Screw Pressing
- Exporting Countries: kenya
The CECM noted that one litre of processed sunflower oil goes at Sh. 350, adding that from a tonne of the harvest, about 159,000 liters can be produced and subsequently help bridge the gap in the demand of the edible oil. According to data from the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA), Kenya’s import bill of edible oils has been increasing at
At this time, seed moisture is about 35 per cent. The head is cut from the plant about 4 inches below the flower and then the seeds removed. This can be done manually or using a machine. The seeds are then dried until the moisture content is below one percent. Maina buys the sunflower seeds from farmers at Sh30 per kilo.
6 tonnes per day sunflower oil refinery plant in kenya
Production Capacity: 6-1000kg/hIn today's market, a small scale sunflower oil production line, about 5 ton per day or above, may cost about $7,000 or more. One challenge which the sunflower seed oil industry has to dace is represented by the competition with the more common Palm Oil. Both imports and production of palm oil around Africa have increased in the whole continent.