Niassa already produces edible cottonseed and soybean oil
22.08.2022 at 9:09 AM
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On August 18, 2022, the President of the Republic, Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, inaugurated the first cotton and soybean cooking oil extraction and refining plant in the district of Cuamba, Niassa province. This factory includes around 40,000 producers in its development system and the oil extraction and refining unit has a capacity of 7500 and 3000 tons/year respectively.
On the occasion, the President of the Republic highlighted the importance of Mozambique's Cotton and Oilseeds Institute for the growth of the sub-sector, with a focus on increasing oilseed production and stimulating the development of the edible oil industry.
This venture responds to the subsector's strategy of increasing production and adding value to oilseeds and textile fibers, thus helping to replace imports of cooking oil, feed and other products and by-products.