Cost of cassava processing plant in Nigeria

Overview of Nigeria cassava and cassava starch

Cassava is the most important root crop in Nigeria. And cassava alone contributes about 45% of agricultural GDP in Nigeria for food or domestic purposes but its industrial processing and utilization has been very limited. Currently, the country produces about 40,000,000 tons of the commodity and due to the desire of the federal government to reduce import dependency, there is national plan aimed at increasing the production of cassava starch as a substitute to corn starch. The annual demand for cassava starch is estimated at 350,000 tons, while the national supply is estimated at about 300,000 tons. Therefore the government encourage to build cassava starch processing plant.

Cassava & cassava starch

The analysis of cost
Due to cassava can be processed into cassava flour, cassava starch, and garri, the cost of a cassava processing plant in Nigeria is firstly determined by the end products. The biggest difference for these cassava processing plants is due to the difference in cassava processing equipment. We will take the cassava starch processing plant as an example to analyze the cost.
To analyze the cost of cassava processing plants in Nigeria, there are several important factors should be taken into consideration. The cost of raw material cassava, the cost of building a cassava processing plant, the cost of cassava processing machinery, and the cost of labor as well as the cost of cassava processing plant operation.

Estimated cost of cassava processing plant in Nigeria for starch processing(4 tons per day) 

Cassava starch production machine

The major equipment for production of cassava starch are: dry sieve, paddle washing machine, rasper, centrifuge sieve, fine fiber sieve, desander, peeler centrifuge, and flash dryer. Of course, we can also design and manufacture cassava starch processing machines according to customer requirements. Accordingly, the cost of cassava processing plants in Nigeria differs according to demand.

Labor requirement

To analyze the cost of cassava processing plant in Nigeria, the labor is a necessary. Both skilled and unskilled labor is required for this project. A total of about 42 workers are required for production, marketing and administration.

Capital requirement

The estimated total initial investment cost of the cassava processing plant in Nigeria is 60w-80w USD. This consists of the initial fixed capital is about (including factory building, machinery and equipment, generator, project vehicle, office furniture, equipment, and bore hole), initial working capital depends on your needs.

Cassava starch processing plant

In conclusion, the above is the analysis of the cost of cassava processing plant（just cassava starch processing plant） in Nigeria. Doing Company can provide you with a complete set plan from the chosen plant, equipment to installation and operation to training workers for the cassava processing plant(cassava garri, cassava flour, cassava starch, and cassava chips processing plant). We also have a branch company and factory in Lagos, Nigeria. With advanced cassava processing equipment and scientific management system, our products are popular around the whole world, and our cassava processing machines have been sold to different countries, such as Nigeria, Ghana, Indonesia, South Africa, etc. Welcome to contact us about the cost of a cassava processing plant in Nigeria issue.