How much edible oil can Zambia produce from cotton seed?
Potentially Zambia can produce 18,750 metric tons of edible oil from cotton seed per annum. Assuming a national annual seed cotton production of 275,000 metric tons at 57% seed weight, less 20% planting seed and at 15% oil content. The 18,750 metric tons of edible oil is worth US$ 12,187,500 at US$650 per metric ton.
What is Tanzania cottonseed oil?
Tanzania cottonseed oil is the main product of the flax part of cotton after the removal of the all-important yarn-making fibers. With arguably the highest bale output in Eastern Africa of 368,000 units per year, the country has a thriving cotton industry. Most of the cotton growers own an average of 1.5 hectares.
Is seed cotton produced in Tanzania?
As earlier discussion of low yields in the Tanzanian sector suggested, seed cotton production in Tanzania is quite extensive. A negligible proportion of producers (1-2%) uses any inorganic fertiliser in cotton production28. However, the 2004 household survey
What is a good cotton yield in Tanzania?
The conclusion reached by both Baffes, 2002 and Maro and Poulton, 2004 was that a credible ballpark yield figure for the Tanzanian cotton sector is 500 kg/ha. This, of course, is a low figure even within Africa, let alone internationally.