Final Products

Worms that can be eaten by fish and poultry

Required Inputs

Organic waste in general (food waste in specific) from households, touristic facilities, and restaurants and Black Soldier Fly Larvae

Competing Products

Pelleted fish food, pelleted poultry food, corn

Complexity – Type of Process

Bio-digestion of organic waste

Technology

Organic waste processing with Black Soldier Fly Larvae

Equipment and Material

Worms’ hatcheries, Grub tubs, and collection buckets

Human Resources

Manual labor, technical specialist

Competitive Advantage

High protein content; easily scalable (modular)

Barriers to Entry

High competition from large private and public animal feed industries

Key Stakeholders

Farmers, agriculture directorate, research centers, traders, extension services

Special Regulations

NA

Risks and Mitigation Measures

Lack of market awareness and quality control

Mitigation measures are using promotional tools and co-selling/branding and hiring technical experts

Revenue Stream

Sales of worms

CAPEX

The inputs and technology would cost an average of 228K 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)

Location of Supply

Across Egypt

Preferred
operation
regions

Nearly all over Egypt except for inside urban cities where no place for processing organic waste