SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD PRODUCTION
Efficient animal feeder system for rabbit production and poultry farms
Market
| Final Products | Efficient animal feeder system |
| Required Inputs | Plastic, metal and tools |
| Competing Products |
Low competition |
| Potential for Export | Low |
Process
| Complexity – Type of Process | Simple – mechanical process |
| Technology | Design and machinery |
| Equipment and Material | Machinery tools and plastic molds |
| Human Resources | Manual labor and mechanical engineers |
Business Linkage
| Forward Linkage | Rabbit and poultry farms |
| Local/Regional/Nationwide | Local Market- Upper Egypt Region |
| Backward Linkage | Material suppliers and plastic producers |
| Supporting Entities | Testing facilities, marketing specialists and organizations for product specification and standardization like EOS |
| Competitive Edge |
Highly efficient, locally provided, lower-cost systems for rabbit and poultry farms |
Economic Features
| Revenue Stream | Sales of animal feeder systems |
| CAPEX | Consists of the cost of machinery which would range from 500-800K EGP Note: This CAPEX represents the indicative investment size, however, this investment opportunity can grow in implementation to a larger-sized investment. |
| Investment Size | Small (between 500k-5M EGP) |
Considerations
| Key Challenge | Maintaining high-quality products, marketing and sales |
| Advantages | Existence of high demand and reducing farmers’ expenditures on feed |
| Potential Pathways to Growth | Production, sales and/or distribution of a diverse portfolio of various types of machinery/automation of machinery – selling full/turnkey efficient rabbit/poultry farm management solutions (including ventilation, bedding/slatted flooring, automation, heaters, etc.) |
General Impact
| Environmental | Reduces waste in animal feed |
| Social | Provides highly efficient equipment for farmers and creates job opportunities for unskilled labor |
Impact on Sub-market(s), Cluster(s) and Value Chain(s)
| Relevant sub-market | Technology/equipment manufacturing |
| Impact | Enhances the efficiency of farming practices |
Studies
| Serial | File name | Download |
| 1 | UNIDO IGGE_VC Cluster Competitiveness & BOM |
