establish groundnut oil pressing plant in zambia

   
establish groundnut oil pressing plant in zambia
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • establish groundnut oil pressing plant in zambia
  • Why are groundnuts important in Zambia?
  • Groundnuts are an important legume crop in Zambia. They are grown as both food and cash crop. Groundnuts are important for household food and nutrition security because of their nutritive value (a kernel contain 23 ¨C 25 % protein and 45 ¨C 52 % edible oil).
  • How many varieties of groundnuts are there in Zambia?
  • Since 1950, the Zambia Agriculture Research Institute has released a number of improved groundnut varieties including; 4 large seeded late maturing, 7 large seeded medium maturing and 8 small seeded early maturing varieties.
  • What legumes are grown in Zambia?
  • The Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.), also known as peanut, is the second most important legume after beans in Zambia and second most grown crop after maize (MAL and CSO, 2020).
  • What is Self Help Africa doing in Zambia?
  • Self Help Africa in Zambia has been implementing the Community Based Seed Enterprises and Participatory Crop Improvement project under which the production of this groundnuts variety descriptor is supported.