A report submitted in partial fulfillment of requirement for the Masters’ degree in
MSc. Entrepreneurship of Mzumbe University
Sunflower Oil Refining has been recognized worldwide as the crucial source of good
non cholesterol cooking oil as well as the supportive engine of world economy. Both
developed and developing nations depending much on Sunflower refineries as they help
much in provision of employment, quality non cholesterol oil and food for animals.
Countries such as Russia, Ukraine and Argentina are doing well economic wise due to
high production of sunflower and sunflower refining.
In Africa the Republic of South Africa is doing the best in sunflower oil refining SMEs
due to capital availability, presence of high technology and strong market while many
other African nations facing difficulties as they miss support factors which South Africa
possess. In East there are many sunflower oil refining SMEs. Few of these oil refineries
performing well, a good living example is Kampala Sunflower Oil Refinery in Uganda.
Refineries facing many challenges including managerial skills, capital, high
competition, technological problems, business reputation and business culture. Rwanda
and Burundi refining are very low as the result they import sunflower oil refining from
other nations.
In Tanzania sunflower refineries are very important to national economy as they make
employment, they pay tax and they influence creativity and innovation. Challenges of
refineries are such as lack of capital, lack of entrepreneurial skills, business image,
competition, and irregular supply of power and very high cost of electricity.
This report is organized into chapters having introduction, objectives, literature review,
research methodologies, data analysis and data presentation. An in depth case study of
Mkalama District in Singida region the area the researcher was examined The failure
factors for edible oil processors : a case study of sunflower refining SMEs due to the
reason that there are of sunflower oil refineries but they do not grow rather they remain
as they are within many years of their operations.