KILIMO NUMBERS ESTIMATES

Here's a summary of what a farmer can expect in returns from Sunflower Farming.

On an acre of land, you get at least 1,000kg of sunflower seeds

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

According to the market, this translates to Ksh100,000 per acre