Similar publications are being prepared for peanuts. Product sales rebound. During the year 452 ram presses were sold - a figure that, though slightly lower than projected, shows a 54 percent increase over 1997, when sales were low due to unfavorable El Ni o weather. During the peak peanut butter processing period, however, these mills were out of stock, resulting in lost sales. Only 1,890 peanut butter mills were sold in 1998, compared to 2,185 in 1997.
Seedcake usage remains an area of great potential for supplemental livestock feed.
ATZ is continuing research efforts to determine ideal feed formulas and is also working to develop small mixers to prepare the feed. Sunflower is one of the many types of oilseeds processed in the improved RAM-32 press. ATZ's organizational role is redefined. In 1998 ATZ moved its office from Harare to Masvingo in order to expand its efforts in micro-enterprise development in southern Zimbabwe. This move has also furthered the project's goal of separating the functions of ZOPP Pvt.