Final Products

Dried bagasse

Required Inputs

Sugarcane bagasse

Competing Products

Low competition
Other biomass inputs for fuel/feed applications

Potential for Export

Low

Complexity – Type of Process

Simple – mechanical process

Technology

Collection and drying

Equipment and Material

Collectors and high-efficiency dryers

Human Resources

Manual labor and agriculture engineers

Forward Linkage

Recyclers

Local/Regional/Nationwide

Local market - nationwide

Backward Linkage

Sugarcane juice shops

Supporting Entities

Agri-machinery suppliers and marketing services companies

Competitive Edge

Provides waste management solutions for the commercial industry, semi-processed material also saves on transportation and other operational costs

Revenue Stream

Sales of dried bagasse and services fees

CAPEX

Consists of the cost of machinery which would cost around 500-700K 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

Seasonality of supply and maintenance of equipment, maintaining high-quality service, supply chain management, absence of dedicated land for agricultural waste pre-processing, access to high-quality suppliers, transportation costs, and absence of designated recycling areas in industrial zones

Advantages

High profit margins

Potential Pathways to Growth

Production/assembly/sales and distribution of equipment, production of bagasse-based feedstock or other products such as food packaging items, pulp, paper, and boards

Environmental

Eco-friendly use of agricultural waste

Social

Increases returns on agricultural produces and creates job opportunities

Relevant sub-market

Compost and animal feed

Serving the following value chain/cluster(s)

Sugarcane, municipal and industrial waste

Impact

Fills gaps in pre-processing activities of agricultural waste, promotes value-addition of sugarcane bagasse