Final Products

Low-cost organic biofertilizer

Required Inputs

Bedding mixed with litter, cattle manure, plant residual, or possibly additives (bacterial additives)

Competing Products

Fertilizers, compost agricultural waste

Complexity – Type of Process

Manual handling, mechanical processing, and aerobic digestion

Technology

Collection, pressing, shredding, laying and creation of piles, selection of additives, mixing (possibly manual, loader, adapted tractors, or mixing machine), aerobic digestion and loading

Equipment and Material

Shredder, tractor, and water pipes

Human Resources

Manual labor, technical operation, agriculture specialist

Competitive Advantage

Aerobic decomposition allows control and tuning of the quality of the product, a competitive edge in pricing as compared to chemical fertilizers

Barriers to Entry

Technical knowledge to reach the mix of types of feedstocks (type and ratio of various feedstock) matched with proper mineral and micro-organism additive

Key Stakeholders

Farmers, Agriculture Directorate, Research centers, accredited laboratories (public and private sector)

Special Regulations

NA

Risks and Mitigation Measures

Variations of weather conditions and type of feedstock could change the quality, and the possibility of contamination due to variability of the process steps: continuous quality monitoring and control through laboratory testing, as well as simple testing on site and proper statistical selection for sampling.

Seasonality of agricultural waste: (proper selection of the type of feedstock in the season as well as keeping a planned inventory) - Lack of awareness; marketing through samples, agriculture consultation, and awareness raising of doses, benefits, and uses.

Revenue Stream

Sales of fertilizers to farmers

CAPEX

The inputs and technology would cost an average of 3M EGP

Note: This CAPEX represents the indicative investment size, however, this investment opportunity can grow in implementation to a larger-sized investment.

Investment Size

Small (between 500k-5M EGP)

Location of Supply

Supply is mostly in the Delta region and Upper Egypt

Preferred
operation
regions

Delta and Upper Egypt