BIO-BASED ECONOMY
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 |
