Final Products

Artistic paper

Required Inputs

Agri waste e.g., sugarcane straw

Competing Products

Medium competition
Other brands of artistic paper

Potential for Export

High

Complexity – Type of Process

Low – mechanical process

Technology

Manual shredding and pulping

Equipment and Material

Shredders and pulping tools

Human Resources

Manual labor and mechanical engineers

Forward Linkage

Consumers and retailers

Local/Regional/Nationwide

Local market- nationwide

Backward Linkage

Farmers

Supporting Entities

Shredders and pulping tool suppliers

Competitive Edge

Provides high-quality product with lower production cost compared to existing brands and saves raw material transportation cost

Revenue Stream

Sales of artistic paper

CAPEX

Below 100K 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)

Key Challenge

Maintaining quality and entering niche markets, seasonality of agricultural waste and cash flow management

Advantages

Low CAPEX

Potential Pathways to Growth

Production, sales and/or distribution of different types of paper and final products tailored to various markets

Environmental

Eco-friendly use of agricultural waste

Social

Increases returns on agricultural produce and creates job opportunities

Relevant sub-market

Handmade accessories

Lies within the following
value chain/cluster(s)

Agricultural waste

Impact

Promotes value-addition to agricultural waste