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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday commissioned a US$20 million cooking oil refinery plant in Seke District, Mashonaland East Province.<\/p>\n

The plant is operated by a Tanzanian registered firm, Mount Meru Millers, and will process soya beans, sunflower and cotton into edible oil.<\/p>\n

This is expected to benefit the local community in terms of employment creation as well as providing a market for their agricultural produce.<\/p>\n

In his address, President Mnangagwa said the establishment of the plant shows that the Government\u2019s \u201cZimbabwe is open for Business\u201d stance is bearing fruit. He said:<\/p>\n

In this respect, the investment by the Mount Meru Group is further evidence of the prevailing conducive environment for doing business.<\/p>\n

Edible oils are an indispensable nutritional resource for human health and are a key dietary item around the world.<\/p>\n

They are a key source of fats, making them the second most important food group after cereals.<\/p>\n

As such the coming on board of Mount Meru Millers brings to nine the number of edible oil processing plants in our economy.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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