Final Products

Animal feed

Required Inputs

Bagasse and possible additives

Competing Products

Low competition
Traditional fodder and processed animal feed

Potential for Export

Medium

Complexity – Type of Process

Medium – mechanical process

Technology

Shredding, additives, packaging and sealing (anaerobic fermentation)

Equipment and Material

Horizontal silo, small vertical cylindrical silos, plastic bags, plastic film wrapping and plastic drums

Human Resources

Manual labor, mechanical engineers and biochemists

Forward Linkage

Animal breeders

Local/Regional/Nationwide

Local market - nationwide

Backward Linkage

Sugar factories

Supporting Entities

Waste contractors, packaging material suppliers, testing facilities

Competitive Edge

Provides animal feed using simple process and higher health benefits for cattle compared to traditional fodder

Revenue Stream

Sales of animal feed

CAPEX

Consists of the cost of machinery with an average cost of 1.04M EGP

Investment Size

Small (between 500k-5M EGP)

Note: This CAPEX represents the indicative investment size, however, this investment opportunity can start from a micro-scale investment and grow in scale.

Key Challenge

Seasonality and high-water content of bagasse, cash flow management, transportation cost, absence of designated recycling areas on industrial zones and absence of formal industrial waste collection services

Advantages

Animal feed with high nutritional value and lower cost

Potential Pathways to Growth

Production of animal feed with higher nutritional value (e.g., using richer protein sources), bagasse to feedstock or other products such as food packaging items, pulp, paper, boards or alternative fuels

Environmental

Eco-friendly use of industrial waste

Social

Lower cost of animal feed for small breeders and creates job opportunities

Relevant sub-market

Compost and animal feed

Lies within the following
value chain/cluster(s)

Sugarcane, municipal and industrial waste

Impact

Promotes value-addition to industrial waste and enhances the quality of animal feed products