By LUCY PHIRITHE war between Russia and Ukraine is the reason why cooking oil and other commodities are going up in the country as they are major contributors of sunflower oil, former president of the Economic Association of Zambia Lubinda Haabazoka, has said.Dr Haabazoka said Russia and Ukraine are major producers of sunflower which they use to make cooking oil and a lot of countries benefit from them especially from South and North Africa.He said already Russia has stopped the export of grain in which Europe is the major importer and some finds its way into Zambia through South Africa and other countries. So what is happening in Europe will push the food prices up high.“It’s true cooking oil prices have gone up, and when you look at cooking oil it is as a product of farming and fuel is the major component for commercial farmers growing soya beans and other raw materials used for […]
Russian, Ukraine conflict pushes cooking oil prices up – Haabazoka
