BIO-BASED ECONOMY
Biogas/compost from animal waste for households, poultry, and husbandry
Market
| Final Products | Low-cost bio-fertilizer and methane |
| Required Inputs | Bedding mixed with litter, cattle manure and possibly bacterial starter additives |
| Competing Products |
Low competition |
| Potential for Export | Low |
Process
| Complexity – Type of Process | Simple – construction (bricks) and piping (tanks < 10 m3) |
| Technology | Anaerobic digestion |
| Equipment and Material | Construction tools, manual tools and pipes |
| Human Resources | Labor for installation and technical operation and maintenance |
Business Linkage
| Forward Linkage | Homes, poultry and animal husbandry |
| Local/Regional/Nationwide | Local Market - Nationwide |
| Backward Linkage | Farmers |
| Supporting Entities | Material and tool suppliers and testing facilities |
| Competitive Edge |
Low-cost bio-fertilizer and bio-energy source, more energy security compared to fossil fuels |
Economic Features
| Revenue Stream | Sales of biogas/compost system to agriculture, poultry and livestock farms |
| CAPEX | Consists of the cost of machinery and building units which would cost an average of 500K EGP Note: This CAPEX represents the indicative investment size, however, this investment opportunity can grow in implementation to a larger-sized investment. |
| Investment Size | Micro (less than 500K EGP) |
Considerations
| Key Challenge | Long lead-in time and technical failures, weak farmer awareness of system benefits, vague definition of biogas systems, absence of regulation and certification for engineers/technicians, absence of product specification and standardization (compost) |
| Advantages | Cost-saving for energy and fertilizers and reduces dependency on chemical fertilizers which are energy intensive |
| Potential Pathways to Growth | Upgrading/offering a variety of biogas technologies for different applications (e.g., mobile units), production of new types of additives, delivering comprehensive farm waste management and/or Renewable energy solutions (could also include Internet of Things (IoT) applications for monitoring biogas digester performance) |
General Impact
| Environmental | A source of bio-fertilizers that ensures sustainable and organic produce, safe disposal of waste, reduces use of fossil fuels |
| Social | Increases return on cattle farms, cost-saving for households, provides non-chemical fertilizer and ensures cleaner streets from animal waste |
Impact on Sub-market(s), Cluster(s) and Value Chain(s)
| Relevant sub-market | Renewable energy solutions |
| Lies within the following value chain/cluster(s) |
Biogas |
| Impact | Promotes bio-energy sources and enhances efficiency of farm production |
Studies
| Serial | File name | Download |
| 1 | UNIDO IGGE_VC Cluster Competitiveness & BOM |
