Explaining that castor oil and sunflower are emerging as raw material options to replace fuels made from petroleum, Getúlio Quemba, the farm manager, said that the castor oil seedlings, originally from Brazil, were grown on 210 hectares, while the sunflowers occupy 222 hectares.
As these are transgenic seeds, the manager, speaking to Angop, also said that they do not require insecticides, as they do not attract caterpillars and other harmful parasites to the plantation.
According to Quemba, the production has already been fully acquired by an Italian oil company, considered to be the main sponsor.
The farm, which has a total of 1300 hectares, with prospects for also producing corn and soybeans, has secured the first job for 120 young people in the country.
In addition, the agricultural project is also dedicated to the production of beans. In this regard, Getúlio Quemba reported that the farm has established a partnership with the Carrinho Agri group and is currently harvesting approximately 400 tonnes, in an area of 250 hectares, writes Angop.
As soon as the harvesting process is complete, part of the production will be industrialized by Carrinho Agri and the rest may be sold locally, he said.
