Every now and then you are forced to face up to the reality that you will have to invest in the production of cassava. We may find cassava processing expensive because the machinery used to process it is new. The equipment needed is specialized and foreign and there is a high training cost for staff. There are many other problems in processing cassava into gari, but let us set aside these negative points and proceed; processing cassava can be a viable business for Nigeria.
Cassava is the one of most consumed vegetable in the world. Cassava has been consumed by different cultures and most of them have turned out to be favorable towards its consumption. Cassava is a very good source of carbohydrates as they contain more than 4% in starchy substance. It is also rich in dietary fiber, calcium, iron, thiamine and Riboflavin. The heart shaped tubers are dried up for about two weeks until it can be grounded into flour-like powdery substance that makes its way to different food preparations.
Business plan for cassava processing
The cassava production project will be located in the village of Buale, a small town approximately 60 kilometers from the capital city Bamako and will be managed by Mme. Mariam Diarra and her husband Mr. Ousmane Sidibé. They are both 42 years old and have been married for 23 years. They have six children together: five boys ages 16, 14, 12, 9 and 5 years old and one girl age 13 years old.
Mme. Diarra is a farmer who has been growing various food crops such as rice, wheat, millet and corn on their half hectare farm since 1998. She has been selling some of these crops at the local market in Tamalakout but she cannot make enough money to support her family because she does not have enough land to grow enough crops for sale or for home consumption. Her husband Mr. Sidibe works as a security guard at night at a construction site near their home so he does not have time to help with farming activities during the day. He also helps his wife sell her crops at the local market during the weekdays when he is not working as a guard (he is off from work on weekends).
This project is a cassava production, processing and marketing project. It is located at Nnewi in Anambra state Nigeria. The cassava plant is a perennial and the leaves are used as animal feed while the root is used for human consumption in various forms of food products such as gari, fufu etc. The cassava plant has been identified as one of the potential cash crops that can be grown by small scale farmers in Nigeria to boost their income levels.
The project will involve the planting of cassava plants on a land measuring about 5 hectares. The seeds will be planted during the rainy season (June to August) and harvested during dry season (November).
The cassava will be processed into different types of food products such as gari, fufu etc which will be sold locally or exported abroad depending on demand. A part of the proceeds from these sales will be invested in other businesses that will serve as an alternative source of income for me when I am no longer interested in this venture or when I retire from it if I live long enough to do so.
Cassava Processing and Marketing Project
Proposed by:
Mr. John Doe
Country: Ghana
Project Title: Cassava Processing and Marketing Project (CPAM)
Project Description:
The objective of this project is to enhance the production, processing and marketing of cassava in Ghana. The project will be implemented in two districts, namely; Koforidua and Nkawkaw. The beneficiaries will be farmers who cultivate cassava for family consumption or sale. The project will enhance their incomes through the establishment of small scale cassava mills in the two districts. Farmers will buy raw cassava from other farmers at a cheaper price than from the market which is usually expensive due to transportation cost involved. They will then process them into flour at the mills, package them into bags or plastic bags with labels indicating its origin and sell them at market price through middlemen who will sell them to consumers at a higher price than what they were sold to middlemen but cheaper than what consumers would pay if they bought directly from farmers.
Cassava Processing Project
This project is a cassava processing and marketing project. The purpose of this project is to develop an enterprise that will produce cassava chips and other products from cassava roots. These products will be sold in the local market at affordable prices, thereby creating jobs for the youth and providing them with an opportunity to earn income for their families.
The project will be implemented by a group of young people. They have been trained in agricultural technology, social entrepreneurship, business management and accounting. They have also been trained on how to manage finances, write business plans and manage their businesses effectively. This proposal outlines their plan of action for the next five years:
Year 1: The group will purchase land on which they will plant cassava seedlings. They will also purchase other materials that are necessary for planting cassava such as seeds, fertilizer, machinery etc…
Year 2: The group will plant cassava on selected plots of land that they have acquired during year 1 of the project implementation period. They will also purchase machinery which has been tested by experts before purchase so as to ensure that it can do the job efficiently without causing any damage or injury to people working with it or those who may come into contact with it during its operation period in order to
Cassava is a tropical crop cultivated in many developing countries. It is a staple food for millions of people in Africa, Asia and Latin America. In Central America and South America cassava is consumed by more than 200 million people. The cassava plant is a member of the Euphorbiaceae family. There are over 100 species in this family but only one species, Manihot esculenta, has been widely cultivated as a food crop (FAOSTAT).
Cassava is a tall shrub or short tree that can grow up to 5 meters high with broad leaves and an underground tuberous root system. The leaves contain poison ivy type triterpenoid saponins called sapogenins that cause itching when they come into contact with skin (Schultz et al., 2007). The roots are used in many traditional medicines for their anti-inflammatory properties (Mason & Singer, 1995).
The cassava root has two major components: carbohydrate storage roots called taproots and non-storage roots called stubs (Schultz et al., 2007). The taproot contains approximately 60% starch while the stub contains about 30% starch and 10% protein as well as other nutrients such as vitamin C and iron (FAO, 2010).