BIO-BASED ECONOMY
Animal feed from barley for cattle breeders
Market
| Final Products | High-nutrient animal feed for cattle breeding |
| Required Inputs | Sprout, barley |
| Competing Products |
Low competition |
| Potential for Export | Low |
Process
| Complexity – Type of Process | Simple – mechanical process |
| Technology | Cultivation and mixing with additives |
| Equipment and Material | Barley breeding room and packaging material |
| Human Resources | Manual labor and agriculture engineers |
Business Linkage
| Forward Linkage | Cattle breeders |
| Local/Regional/Nationwide | Local Market- Upper Egypt Region |
| Backward Linkage | Farmers |
| Supporting Entities | Equipment suppliers and testing facilities |
| Competitive Edge |
High-nutrient animal feed |
Economic Features
| Revenue Stream | Sales of animal feed |
| CAPEX | Consists mainly of the cost of machinery with an average of 700K EGP |
| Investment Size | Small (between 500k-5M EGP) Note: This CAPEX represents the indicative investment size, however, this investment opportunity can start from a micro-scale investment and grow in scale. |
Considerations
| Key Challenge | Seasonality of agricultural produce, absence of product specification and standardization, sales and marketing services |
| Advantages | Animal feed with high nutritional value and simple technology |
| Potential Pathways to Growth | Production of other value-added barley products (e.g., for food) and/or other highly nutritious animal feed and/or barley breeding rooms manufacturing/distribution |
General Impact
| Environmental | Reduces water consumption compared to farming of traditional green fodder |
| Social | Creates job opportunities for unskilled labor |
Impact on Sub-market(s), Cluster(s) and Value Chain(s)
| Relevant sub-market | Compost and animal feed |
| Impact | Enhances the efficiency of farming practices |
Studies
| Serial | File name | Download |
| 1 | UNIDO IGGE_VC Cluster Competitiveness & BOM |
