vegetable oil production plant in zambia

   
vegetable oil production plant in zambia
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • vegetable oil production plant in zambia
  • Is Soya a profitable crop in Zambia?
  • Abstract: The soya bean production opens doors of opportunities for Zambian farmers. Notably, the climate in Zambia is largely favourable for soya production and the arable land is vast enough to accommodate future expansion. Most importantly, soya is a very profitable crop.
  • Where are soya beans grown in Zambia?
  • Research has indicated that soya beans are cultivated in nearly all the parts of Zambia, but mainly in the Eastern, Central and Northern Provinces. According to Lubungu et al. (2013:13) from 2001 to 2010 the Eastern province was responsible for 42% of the soya beans produced in Zambia.
  • Do Zambian small scale farmers produce soya beans?
  • Most of the Zambian small scale farmers on the Eastern province and Luapula, to mention but a few, have been involved in the soya beans production and this leads to the aim of this paper. It is, therefore, necessary to look at the soya beans production in Zambia.
  • Why are soya beans important in Zambia?
  • Looking at Zambia¡¯s regional contribution, soya beans give the manifests the existence of a vibrant market. Broadly, soya beans are one of the most valuable crops in the world, due to its multiple uses as a source of livestock and aquaculture feed, protein and oil (Pawar et al., 2011) for the human diet and biofuel (Glycine max, 2012).