Mini Garri Plant – Project Profile

08/08/2025

1. ✅ Project Summary

The Mini Garri Plant is a compact, low-capital agro-processing unit designed to produce garri—a fermented and roasted cassava granule that serves as a staple food across West and Central Africa. This plant is ideal for cooperatives, women's groups, rural entrepreneurs, and off-grid communities seeking income-generating opportunities from cassava.

2. 🏭 Output

  • Final Product: Garri (white or yellow)

  • Daily Capacity: 1–2 tons of garri per day (from ~3–5 tons of fresh cassava)

  • Packaging: Bulk (50 kg), semi-retail (10 kg), and retail sachets (1 kg)

3. ⚙️ Core Equipment

Machine Function
Grater Pulps peeled cassava tubers
Manual Press Extracts water from grated mash
Fermentation Tank Optional for improved quality
Fryer (manual/gas) Roasts mash into dry garri
Sieve Standardizes granule size
Optional Add-ons Solar dryer, small packaging machine

4. 📈 Market Context

  • Garri is consumed daily by over 200 million people in West Africa.

  • Demand surges in urban areas, schools, prisons, and emergency food programs.

  • Current supply is dominated by informal processors; quality-assured garri fetches premium prices.

  • High market turnover with relatively low perishability.

5. 💰 Financial Indicators (Small-Scale Model)

Indicator Estimate
Initial Investment (CAPEX) $6,000 – $15,000 (equipment + setup)
Working Capital (3 months) $2,000 – $4,000
Daily Output 1,000 – 2,000 kg of garri
Cost of Production/kg $0.18 – $0.30
Selling Price/kg (bulk–retail) $0.40 – $0.90
Monthly Net Profit $800 – $2,500
Break-even Period 6 – 12 months
Yearly ROI 60% – 120%
Direct Jobs Created 5 – 10

💡 Margins increase with value-added packaging and urban retail access.

6. 🌍 Social & Economic Impact

✅ Empowers rural women & youth groups
✅ Reduces post-harvest cassava loss
✅ Increases local food availability
✅ Enhances cooperative-based income streams
✅ Scalable from micro to semi-industrial levels

7. 🤝 Projet Assistance: Your Agro-Processing Partner

Projet Assistance supports the full rollout of Mini Garri Plants, offering:

  • Equipment packages (manual to semi-automatic)

  • Layout & installation guidance

  • Operator training and hygiene protocols

  • Business modeling and financial planning

  • Market linkage and cooperative support

📩 Ready to launch a Mini Garri Plant?

Let's turn cassava into profits for your community.
📧 Contact: youta@projet-assistance.com
🌐 Projet Assistance – Agro-Industrial Innovation for the Global South

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