How to start cassava flour production in Nigeria?

According to Nigeria's official report, the Nigerian government directed the Federal Institute of Industrial Research to find ways of including locally generated raw materials in bread production. Thereafter, cassava flour could be mixed with wheat flour up to 10% without any adverse effect on the taste of the product. Especially after the outbreak of covid and the Russo-Ukrainian War, the demand for cassava flour has been raised at a high-speed rate.

How to start cassava flour production in Nigeria?

Due to the high demand for cassava flour in the market, many people want to invest in cassava flour production. Then how to start cassava flour production in Nigeria? The article will give you an answer.

Feasibility study on cassava flour production project.

Before you start the cassava flour production business, a feasibility study is necessary. You can make research raw material price, final cassava flour price, and running cost, and get a rough profit. You'd better make a general plan that when you can recoup the cost and make profits.

To finish the feasibility study of the cassava flour production project, there are several aspects you need to concern about.

Feasibility study on cassava flour production project.

• Research on the sales market and price.

Normally cassava flour can be used for the production of bread, biscuits, noodles, beer, etc. You can get in contact with someone who is working in these kinds of factories, and talk to the buyers to see what quantity of cassava flour they will need and the price for flour per ton.

• Research on the raw material source.

As we know that cassava tubers are planted in abundance everywhere in Nigeria, especially in the southern part of the country. But when it comes to you to set up a cassava flour production factory, you should focus on not only the number of cassava tubers you can get but also the stability of the cassava supply. You can plant cassava on your own farm or cooperate with local farmers.

• Learn about cassava flour production machinery.

Cassava flour is produced from fresh cassava tubers by means of cleaning, washing, peeling, crushing, dewatering, drying, and sieving. Henan Jinrui company can supply complete machines for cassava flour production. By adopting advanced wet processing technology, our machinery can produce high quality cassava flour with big capacity. If you want to learn more about cassava flour production machines, feel free to contact us.

After talking to our project manager, you can get a rough cost on cassava flour production machinery that does plan accordingly.

• Budget plan for investment.

To build up a cassava flour production factory, you should consider the cost of raw materials, machinery, factory build-up, running cost, and labor cost. All these factors should be considered as the total cassava flour production investment budget.

Preparations for cassava flour production

• Preparation of raw material source, land, and capital.

Firstly you should have a rough plan for raw cassava supply. If you plan to grow cassava on your own farm, the most important is to coordinate a time for planting and harvesting, to catch up on time for factory running.

• Then, choose one place for the factory site.

The site should be close to the raw cassava source area so that cassava can be transported to the factory faster and more conveniently. Besides, water and electricity should be available in the area. If electricity is not available, you should prepare a diesel generator.

• Last and not least thing is capital.
  

Based on your feasibility study, you can have a general idea of the investment budget and prepare the fund accordingly.

Cassava flour production plant

Equipment purchase and factory build-up.

After all preparation works are done, the next is the purchase of equipment and factory build-up. You should contact a professional supplier to buy cassava flour production machines. It’s better to buy from a factory, not a trading company. Now China border is open, you can visit the manufacturer’s office and factory any time to talk more details about the project details.

After purchasing cassava flour production machines, the supplier will provide drawings for workshop layout, factory layout, etc, based on which you can start construction of buildings. And the next is equipment installation, commissioning, and workers’ training. It will take about 9-12 months to finish a factory from beginning to end.

Sales of final cassava flour product.

After the cassava flour production factory is finished and the running of production goes smoothly, the next is the sales of flour. You can sell flour to a local family, friends, manufacturing factories, or export to other countries. Besides, sales online are also a good choice.

The above is a brief introduction to how to start cassava flour production in Nigeria. If you have more questions, feel free to contact us at any time.