Micro Feed Pelletizer Unit – Project Profile

08/08/2025

1. ✅ Project Summary

The Micro Feed Pelletizer Unit is a compact, low-energy agro-processing system designed to transform cassava peels, mash, and meal into pelletized animal and fish feed. Ideal for rural cooperatives and women/youth groups, it creates high-value feed from agro-waste—helping reduce livestock costs and build circular economies at the village level.

2. 🏭 Output

  • Final Products:

    • Cassava-based livestock pellets (pigs, goats, cattle, poultry)

    • Fish feed pellets (for catfish, tilapia, etc.)

  • Capacity: 500 kg – 1.5 tons/day of finished feed

  • Pellet Sizes: 2 mm – 10 mm (depending on species)

  • By-products: None (full conversion of cassava biomass)

3. ⚙️ Core Equipment

Machine Function
Mixer Blends cassava with additives (soy, vitamins)
Grinder/Hammer Mill Crushes ingredients into mash or meal
Pelletizer Compresses mixture into uniform pellets
Dryer (optional) Air/sun/mechanical drying for shelf life
Sealer/Weigher Optional for bagging 5–50 kg feed sacks

4. 📈 Market Drivers & Demand

  • Feed = 60–70% of livestock production cost

  • Cassava is a cost-effective energy source for animal feed

  • Growing demand for local aquaculture and poultry feed

  • Opportunity to convert cassava waste into profitable inputs

  • Rising prices of maize/soy create demand for feed alternatives

  • Aligns with circular economy, agro-waste valorization, and food security goals

5. 💰 Financial Indicators (Small–Medium Scale)

Indicator Estimate
Initial Investment (CAPEX) $7,000 – $20,000 (manual to semi-auto)
Daily Feed Production 500 – 1,500 kg
Production Cost per Ton $90 – $130
Selling Price per Ton $180 – $280
Gross Profit Margin 40% – 55%
Monthly Net Profit $700 – $2,000
Break-even Period 8 – 14 months
Yearly ROI 60% – 90%
Direct Jobs Created 6 – 12 (youth and women focused)

⚠️ Integrating peel/mash from cassava flour or ethanol plants can reduce raw material cost to near zero.

6. 🌍 Social & Economic Impact

✅ Reduces livestock production costs for small farmers
✅ Converts cassava waste into profit and animal nutrition
✅ Enables women/youth cooperatives to access agribusiness markets
✅ Creates a rural circular economy for food + feed systems
✅ Supports SDG 12 (responsible production) and SDG 2 (zero hunger)

7. 🤝 Projet Assistance: Your Feed Innovation Partner

Projet Assistance helps rural entrepreneurs and cooperatives deploy Micro Feed Pelletizer Units with:

  • Equipment kits (manual, solar, or semi-mechanized)

  • Feed formulation training (livestock and aquaculture)

  • Business model structuring and cooperative governance

  • Quality control (moisture, size, nutrition)

  • Market linkage with farmers, breeders, and feed buyers

📩 Ready to turn cassava into high-protein feed?

Let's transform agro-waste into resilience and profit.
📧 Contact: youta@projet-assistance.com
🌐 Projet Assistance – Circular Agro-Industry for Local Impact

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