Chips and Chunks
Investment profile for cassava chips
production for livestock feed drying with trays
| Peeled Chips |
Unpeeled Chips |
|
| Capacity | 2.5t/day |
2.5t/day |
| Output per annum |
195t | 325t |
| Price Naira/t |
20000 |
18000 |
| Number of working days |
180 |
180 |
| Dry load density |
16kg/m2 |
16kg/m2 |
| Conversion factor |
03:01 |
2.5:1 |
| Raw material required/annum |
585t |
812t |
| Fixed Cost |
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| Processing building |
750,000 | 750,000 |
| Chipping machines (2 unit double chipper of 1t/day) |
160,000 | 160,000 |
| Weighing scale |
25,000 | 25,000 |
| Well (water source) |
20000 |
20000 |
| Installation & other expenses @5% |
47,750 | 47,750 |
| Interest on capital @ 22.5% |
225618.75 | 225618.75 |
| Total cost |
1,228,369 | 1,228,369 |
Other materials required include:
Drying trays (115 nos), rakes, shovels, wheel barrows, basins/tanks for washing and chipping (10 nos), packaging and storage material (bags, ropes, funnel). Costs are based on 2005 prices.
Investment profile for cassava chips production for livestock feed drying on concrete floors (farm gate processing)
| Option 1 | Option 2 | |
| Peeled chips | Unpeeled chips | |
| Capacity | 15t/day | 15t/day |
| Output per annum | 1170t | 1560t |
| Price Naira/t | 18000/t | 18000/t |
| Number of working days | 180 | 180 |
| Dry loading density | 10kg/m2 | 10kg/m2 |
| Conversion factor | 03:01 | 2.5:1 |
| Raw material required/annum | 3510t | 3900t |
| Items and cost | ||
| Processing building | 2,500,000 | 2,500,000 |
| Chipping machines (4 units double chipper of 2t/day) | 640000 | 640000 |
| Concrete floors 1500m2@N800/m2 | 1,200,000 | 1,200,000 |
| Well (water source) | 20000 | 20000 |
| Weighing scale | 25,000 | 25,000 |
| Installation & other expenses @5% | 219250 | 219250 |
| Interest on capital @ 22.5% | 1035956.25 | 1035956.25 |
| Total cost | 5,640,206 | 5,640,206 |
Other materials
required include:
Rakes, shovels, wheel barrows, basins/tanks for washing and chipping (10
nos), packaging and storage material (bags, ropes, funnel, wooden pallets).
Costs are based on 2005 prices.
Investment profile for cassava chunks/strips
| With concrete flour | With tarpaulin |
|
| Capacity |
2t/day |
2t/day |
| Output per annum (t) |
156 | 156 |
| Price Naira/t |
15000 | 15000 |
| Number of working days |
180 |
180 |
| Conversion factor |
2.5:1 |
2.5:1 |
| Raw material required/annum |
390t |
390t |
| Items and cost |
||
| Processing building |
750,000 | 750,000 |
| Cutting/slicing machines (1 units cutter of 2t/day,
weighing scale, deep well water source) |
200,000 | 200,000 |
| Concrete floors 250m2@N800/m2 |
200,000 | 0 |
| Installation & other expenses @5% |
57,500 | 47,500 |
| Interest on capital @ 22.5% |
271,687.50 | 224,437.50 |
| Total cost |
1,479,188 | 1,221,938 |
Packaging
and storage material (bags, ropes, funnel, wooden pallets) also required.
Costs are based on 2005 prices.
| Enterprises |
| Cassava production |
| Flour |
| Starch |
| Glucose syrup |
| High quality cassava flour |
| Gari |
| Glue |
| Ethanol |
| Confectioneries |
| Chips |
| Livestock feed |
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