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Biomass pellets and heaters for poultry farms.

Opportunity Description: Biomass pellets and heaters for poultry farms for thermal energy at competitive price and relieves farmers from dependence on butane tanks
PRODUCT: Low cost bio fertilizer, energy (methane)
Sector: Renewable Energy, Waste Management
Market: Poultry farms
Initial Investment Required: Between 150,000 and 500,000 EGP
Details Available:
Market Potential: Sold to poultry farms in farms in Luxor/Qena, rest of Upper Egypt and the Red Sea, and in the Delta. Competition is thermal energy acquired from fossil fuels (e.g. butane)
Supply: Bought from all kinds of farms in Luxor/Qena, rest of Upper Egypt and the Red Sea, and in the Delta. Required inputs are all kinds of farm bedding, agriwaste, and palm fronds.
Process: Shredding -> Pelletizing
Human Resources: Manual labor, machine operators and drivers
Financial: CAPEX is between 150,000 and 500,000 EGP
OPEX is between 150,000 and 500,000 EGP
Risk: Collection of waste can be inefficient due to dispersion of waste materials across several farms
IMPACT: Environmental: reduced emissions due to less reliance on fossil fuels and reduces open-air burning of waste
Social: increased returns on poultry farming