BIO-BASED ECONOMY
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Biomass pellets and heaters from agricultural waste for poultry farms
Market
Final Products | Biomass pellets |
Required Inputs | Palm fronds, mixed wood dust and waste from industries and mixed agricultural waste |
Competing Products |
Low competition |
Potential for Export | High |
Process
Complexity – Type of Process | Medium – mechanical process |
Technology | Crushing, grinding, and pelleting |
Equipment and Material | Crusher, grinder, and a briquetting machine |
Human Resources | Technicians, machines operators, and drivers |
Business Linkage
Forward Linkage | Poultry farms |
Local/Regional/Nationwide | Local Market- Nationwide |
Backward Linkage | Agriculture and wood waste contractors |
Supporting Entities | Equipment suppliers and testing facilities |
Competitive Edge |
Higher energy security (less price volatility compared to butane) and better hygiene/safety compared to fossil fuels |
Economic Features
Revenue Stream | Sales of biomass pellets |
CAPEX | Consists of the cost of machinery ranging from 6.6M EGP |
Investment Size | Medium (between 5-50M 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 | Farmers’ commitment to sell their agricultural waste, cash flow management, limited access of recyclers to industrial waste for supply, and absence of designated recycling areas |
Advantages | Avoids shortage and increasing prices of butane tanks |
Potential Pathways to Growth | Biomass pellets with higher calorific value by using an enhanced mix of inputs. Selling full/turnkey efficient poultry farm management solutions (including ventilation, bedding/slatted flooring, automation, veterinary services, feeder systems, etc.) |
General Impact
Environmental | Eco-friendly use of agricultural waste and lower CO2 emissions than fossil fuel or open burning of waste |
Social | Increases return on agricultural products and create jobs for unskilled labor |
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) |
Agricultural waste |
Impact | Fills the gap in energy source accessibility for poultry farms and ensures energy sustainability |
Studies
Serial | File name | Download |
1 | UNIDO IGGE_VC Cluster Competitiveness & BOM |