Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

Grown mainly for cooking oil production; increasingly promoted as a rotation crop with maize.

Family: Asteraceae
Climate requirements: Altitude 500-1800m, temperature 20-27C, rainfall 500-750mm/year
Soil types: Tolerant of a wide range of soils; prefers deep, well-drained loams

Cultivars

Varieties

No varieties recorded yet.

Plant health

No diseases recorded yet.

Inputs

No fertilizers recorded yet.

Value chain

Fresh sunflower, sourced from farms across Kenya and sold by the kilogram. See the Knowledge Platform entry for growing details.

Trade

Sellers (marketplace listings)

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Buyers (procurement requests)

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Community

Self-reported by organizations on the platform.

No farmers have reported growing this crop yet.