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Business processing of cassava

Cassava processing methods is a broad concept because there are several different methods for cassava processing, the like cassava starch extraction, cassava flour production, garri processing, dried cassava chips processing. By the way, the commercial cassava processing mainly means the cassava starch processing because of now it is the most popular cassava processing products in the international market.

Cassava Processing Challenges: The processing of cassava into flour its derivatives requires appropriate technology and techniques and both are in very short supply as the locally fabricated machines are at best average and some of the processing techniques are labour intensive. An optimum processing facility that can produce quality cassava products is also very expensive to acquire.

cassava processing plant

Marketing Challenges of cassava processing: Locating buyers especially if you’re into exportation is not easy, first many international buyers prefer to buy from Costa Rica and Brazil because of superior processing and storage of cassava roots. Secondly, the price of cassava per ton is relatively low compared to other cash crops and doesn’t encourage large scale cultivation

What is the return on investment, payback period and expected first year sales? An investment of N28 million can yield N6 million plus in net profit after tax from Garri and Flour processing alone. This means you can recoup your investment in 4.5 to 5 years based on projected first year sales of N164 million and 15% average year on year sales within same period. Click garri making business plan to get the related informations.

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