Sunflowers are one of South Africa's main edible oil sources, while the oil cake is used as a protein source in livestock rations.
Ama-sunflowers angomunye wemithombo ye-oven eyaziwa kakhulu yaseNingizimu Afrika, kuyilapho ikhekhe lamafutha lisetshenziswa njengomthombo wamaprotheni ezinkambisweni zemfuyo.