Final Products

Efficient animal feeder system

Required Inputs

Plastic, metal and tools

Competing Products

Low competition
Traditional feeder systems

Potential for Export

Low

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

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

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)

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.)

Environmental

Reduces waste in animal feed

Social

Provides highly efficient equipment for farmers and creates job opportunities for unskilled labor

Relevant sub-market

Technology/equipment manufacturing

Impact

Enhances the efficiency of farming practices