Business Ideas In Ethiopia

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Flower seedling business in Ethiopia

2014-08-18T00:21:00.003-07:00

Despite the enormous opportunities for floriculture production in Ethiopia commercial floriculture is a new industry, dating back to only 1992 with establishment of meskel flowers PLC the first to specialize in the production and export of cut-roses in Ethiopia.

However, since then the local floriculture industry has shown a substantial growth. During the period 1997- 2006 the export of cut flowers from Ethiopia have registered a momentous growth both in terms of volume and value, increasing from 39,773 kg to 8.54 million kg and from Birr 1.02 million to Birr 219.47 million in terms of volume and value respectively.

ETHIOPIA’S EXPORT OF CUT FLOWERS

Year	Quantity ( Kg)	Value
1997	39,773	1,024,017
1998	98,232	1,706,060
1999	136,336	897,312
2000	189,141	3,132,174
2001	6,916	1,323,301
2002	9,521	166,577
2003	2,900	2,621,220
2004	12,468	3,818,239
2005	3,544,818	91,179,085
2006	8,547,018	219,474,294

Source: External Trade Statistics

Television Assembly Plant

2012-12-19T02:02:00.001-08:00

Product Description: Television is an electric and electronic indium of communication by which images and voices are transmitted from a specific location (station) to viewers. The device is made up of electrical and electronic components usually enterprises but assembled in one place.

Market Potential: Of the 400,000 urban families in the Amhara region only 20 percent are believed to have television sets. The other 80 percent want to own this particular electronic device but they are not able to posses the device mainly because they can not afford. One factor that makes television sets unaffordable to Ethiopian families is that the imported sets are too expensive. The reason for this is that labor cost for television assembly is expensive in television exporting countries. On top of this, there are transport costs and various taxes levied on imported electronic devices.

Considering the labor cost in our country, assembling television sets locally could be much cheaper than importing them. Of course this assumes that labor force will be intensively trained and have the necessary discipline which will insure higher productivity.

A television assembly plant in the Amhara region will have young and educated labor which needs only training. Wages could be lower than in most other countries. There is a huge market for television in the region if the prices affordable. Hence, a television assembly renter could be a profitable renter in the region.

Source of Raw Material: Almost all the inputs or components will be imported. Process and Technology: A sort of an assembly line will be established. The line will operated both mechanically and manually. Components will be distributed to workers sitting or standing at specific locations. Stage by stage components will be fitted in the various parts of the sets until complete sets are assembled. Different types of hand tools, some drilling cutting and grinding machines will be required.

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Vegetable seeds business in Ethiopia

2012-07-24T09:05:00.001-07:00

This project is going to produce vegetable seed that the country mostly imports from European countries. Currently, vegetable seed has a high demand in Addis Ababa and its surroundings although its quality is sometimes questionable.

Vegetable seed like tomato, lettuce, swisshard and cauliflower are expected to be produced from the envisaged plant. These vegetable have a high demand since consumers have better preference and do not need much additional expense to prepare them. It can be processed in factory or taken as a salad mixed with lettuce or prepared as paste. Similarly lettuce can be taken as a salad and no cooking is necessary in its preparation. Swiss chard is also much liked and it is served cooked. Seemingly cauliflower is more expensive than the other three and foreigners like it. Above all these facts these vegetables are the major sources of vitamins and minerals.

During the period 1997-2006 , imports varied from 22.06 tons in 1997 to 98.97 tons in 2006. Imports averaged 57.65 tons during the period.

The Ethiopian Government’s strategy for poverty reduction as stipulated in the “A plan for Accelerated and Sustained Development to End Poverty, PASDEP” includes production diversification in to more marketed oriented production from the traditional grain based agricultural production.The agricultural strategy will revolve around a major effort to support the intensification of marketable farm products -both for domestic and export markets, and by both small and large farmers. Accordingly, one of the market oriented products selected are vegetables. Therefore, due to the priority given by the government it can be concluded that demand for vegetable seeds will grow in the future.

Based on the CIF price of the external trade statistics for 2006 (the latest data available), and allowing 30% for import duty and other clearing expenses, the factory-gate price for a capacity of 100 tons per annum. plant is estimated at Birr 92,445.90 per tonne.

The basic improved seed will be procured from Ethiopian and Regional Agricultural Research Institutes and distributed to farmers for multiplication by contractual agreement to be made between the two parties, the project and the farmers. After procuring from farmers, the seeds will be collected for processing.

The seed processing plant comprises 3 steps via pre-cleaning, seed processing and seed treating series.Weighing of the collected seeds will be the first step in seed processing. Then the seeds being cleaned and pass through a distribution system, a self regulating, feeding flap, being equipped with weights, and finally reaches the screening drum. Because of the rotary motion, coarse and foreign matters and dusts, including lighter pieces of shells are sorted out. Thereafter, the pre-cleaned product is falling into a collection hopper with out let socket. During pre-cleaning three kinds of impurities: coarse, foreign matters and dusts, including higher pieces of shells are sorted out. In the seed processing, drying and cooling will be employed for conservation purposes before storage. Seed drying and cooling will be followed by seed treatment which includes dressing of seeds with powder or liquid chemicals against seed born pests. Finally, the seed is bagged with a bag with a 100 kg capacity and stored in a ware house with controlled temperature and humidity.

The total investment cost of the project including working capital is estimated at Birr 5.21 million, of which 28 percent will be required in foreign currency. The total investment cost of the project including working capital is estimated at Birr 5.21 million, of which 28 percent will be required in foreign currency. Accordingly, the IRR of this project is computed to be 21.72 % indicating the viability of the project.

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Business ideas in commercial agriculture

2012-04-14T02:41:00.001-07:00

Agricultural Mechanization Services

Agro forestry Project

Apple Production Farms

Assorted Vegetable Production Farms

Banana Plantations

Broom Corn Production Farm

Cattle Breeding, Fattening and Marketing Enterprises

Coffee Plantations

Commercial Production of Sesame

Commercial Rice Production

Cut Flower Production

Fish Harvesting, Farming and Marketing

Fodder Production and Distribution

Natural Gum Production and Marketing

Oranges and Other Citrus Fruits Plantations

Popcorn Production Farm

Poultry production Farm

Rubber Tree Plantations

Seedlings Production and Distribution

Seed Multiplication and Distribution Centers

Small Scale Pineapple Plantation

Soybean Production Farm

Table Grape Production Farm

Tea Plantation

Tree Farms or Plantations

Injection Moulded Plastic Educational Materials

2011-12-23T12:54:00.000-08:00

Definition

These educational materials include set-squares small rulers, compasses. All are made from plastics. The educational materials known among students as “mathematical instruments” are mostly used in geometry and trigonometry classes. They are used to measure angles, length and to construct different geometric figures. Through not made from plastic, a protractor goes with these educational instruments.

Market Potential

In 2004/2005 total student population in the country was about 12.3 million of whom about 12.2 million were students below university level. With this size of student population, one could expect the presence of a factory which produces these educational materials or instruments. But there is no such a factory. In the Amhara Region alone there were 3.0 million elementary and secondary school students in 2004/2005. if we assume that at lest 50 percent of these students use the sets of plastic mathematical instruments, a one time demand for these instruments will be about 1.5 million sets. This demand will increase as more students use the instruments and as the student population increases. There is sufficient demand for plastic mathematical instruments both at the national and regional level.

Source of Raw Material: the main input will be P.C.V plastics and this will be imported.

Process and Technology

The most important production process in to prepare moulds and to use injection moulding machine in which the “raw” plastic is injected into the mould for forming the required shape and dimensions. Again the main machinery is an injection moulding machines which will be supported by other machines for doing related production activities.

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Small scale foundry: Assembly business ideas in Ethiopia

2011-12-17T03:19:00.000-08:00

Product Description: A foundry plant is a plant where metal is melted, and where the molten metal is poured into a mold for producing a certain product. Examples of cast metal products are automobile engines, agricultural machine parts, water pumps, pipe fittings, weaving machine parts, manhole covers, etc.

Rationale: Establishing a foundry plant is like planting the seedlings of heavy industry- which is based on metal casting and metal fabrication. In a region like Amhara, the main purpose of a foundry plant is for producing (casting) spare parts and some components for the machinery and equipment which are in operation in the transport, manufacturing, agriculture and building sectors.

Market Potential: There is not a single foundry plant in the whole Amhara Region. However, there are various types of machinery and equipment whose many parts need replacement every year. Many of the parts can be produced using foundry technology. The need of the thousands of grain mills, motor vehicles, machinery and equipment of the textile, beer, food, leather and other factories for parts that could be produced locally justifies the establishment of the foundry.

Source of Raw Material: Import material is ingot iron and this will be imported.

Production Process & Technology: The main foundry operations consists of melting, moulding, sand preparation and conditioning, core making, pouring, cooling, surface cleaning, fettling, heat treatment (if necessary). Coke-fired, air–blast cupola is the commonest and cheapest way to obtain molten iron. Other meeting systems include electric induction system and channel type or crucible type induction molding furnace. For small castings automatic flask less side-below moulding system is employed.

Estimated Cost: Birr 2 million for plant and machinery and Birr 150,000 for buildings. Total investment 2.15 million.

Benefits to the Region’s Economy: a) transfer of skill and technology to the Region, b) enhances the degree of economic self sufficiency of the Region c) creates linkages between economic sectors d) lays the foundation for heavy industry

Location:- Combolcha, Bhair Dar or Gondar

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Sample Business Proposal explained

2011-12-11T14:30:00.000-08:00

In the last blog post sample business proposal, I have listed the contents of a typical business proposal.In this blog i would like to give examples to illustrate the contents.

Business proposal starts with executive summary that summarizes the proposal in short. Below is an example.

The project envisages production of xxx,xxx pieces of item name..... per annum. The total investment outlay requirement of the project including the working capital is estimated at about Birr .......; of which Birr ......is for machinery and equipments and Birr ........ is the cost of the working capital. Based on the cash flow statement, the calculated internal rate of return (IRR) and simple rate of returns (SRR) of the project are ..... % and ........%, respectively. The net present value (NPV) at ........ discounting rate is about Birr ........ The plant is expected to create employment opportunities for about ...... persons.

Product Description and Application

As the tittle shows this section should introduce the product and mention the applications of the product. The following example shows product description and applications of knitwear. Notice the level of product description required in business proposals. Simple definitions are given but they are not too much. Instead comparative advantages are also introduced and applications are put comprehensively.

Example

Knitting is a process which involves interloping of thread with the aid of needles. Unlike woven cloth, knitted fabrics are made of only serious of yarns; and it involves simple process and machinery. It is now among the best products for small scale investment. Knitted fabrics are more elastic than woven cloth, and therefore provide better fillings. It is more durable and many times provides elegant appearance.

Synthetic knitted outwears are common items used by all people during the winter season. Synthetic fiber by virtue of its low weight, high bulk, super soft touch, high color variety and wrinkle resistance property fills a wide range of applications.

Market study

This is the crucial part of the project and determines the success of a proposal. Here is a great post explaining the market study with worked out examples. Market study in process plant design

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Sample Business Proposal

2011-12-11T13:54:00.000-08:00

Here is the format of successful business proposal sample required for small to big investments in Ethiopia.

Product Description and Application

Market Study, Plant Capacity and Production Program

Market Study

Present Demand and Supply

Projected Demand

Pricing and Distribution

Plant Capacity

Production Program

Raw Materials and Utilities

Availability and Source of Raw Materials

Annual Requirement and Cost of Raw Materials and Utilities

Location and Site

Technology and Engineering

Production Process

Machinery and Equipment

Civil Engineering Cost

Human Resource and Training Requirement

Human Resource

Training Requirement

Financial Analysis

Underlying Assumption

Investment

Production Costs

Financial Evaluation

Economic and Social Benefit and Justification

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How to Start an Ethiopian Restaurant

2011-12-05T12:38:00.001-08:00

Launching an Ethiopian restaurant is your ticket to owning a good, stable business but it's important to plan out the business in detail before you start. Here are tips and advice that can make your business profitable, stable and built to last.

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Plastic recycling business in Ethiopia

2011-11-23T11:44:00.000-08:00

Ethiopia announced on Monday that it was banning the importation of plastic bags as part of the country's green growth initiatives. It is good but I think the best solution is having plastic recycling industries because (1) more jobs (2) greener environment (3) technological experience (4) related research and innovation. The discussion below takes a look at possibility of plastic recycling business in Ethiopia.

1. Product Description: This project idea is about reclaiming of thermoplastic materials to their original state of polyprelene, polurethine, polystsernene or polyvinyl chloride granules and powder. This reclaiming of waste plastic materials to their original state enables, with proportionate compounding of additives and filters, the availability of locally of the raw material used in the manufacture of PVC floor tiles, ball point pen cases, switch boxes, crates, cups an extruded pipes, sewerage PVC pipes and plastic twines or ropes.

2. Market Potential: The demand for products which are from reprocessed waste plastic materials has been increasing at a faster rate during the last 10-15 years. This is particularly true for products such as plastic creates, plastic cups and plates, extruded pipes, PVC floor tiles, plastic ropes. If discarded plastic products

are reclaimed and restored to their original state, the restored material could be used to produce the above products here at home. In 1997, the projected demand for PVC and PV granules was about 300 tons; and this was expected to increase to about 400 tons increase to about 400 tons in 2008.

This projected demand could be sufficient to absorb the production of a small scale plastic waste reclaiming plant.

3. Source of raw Material: Plastic wastes to be collected from various sources.

4. Process and Technology: The main processing stages are granulation, washing, drying, extrusion and palletizing and packing. The main machinery required include granulator, screw conveyor, washing equipment, two stage dryer, storage tank, extruding/ palletizing machine.

5. Estimated Investment: For a plant that can produce about 300 tons of reclaimed plastic waste, the estimated investment will be:

- Building/ shade- 600,000

- Machinery 1,200,000

-W. capital 100,000

1,900,000

6. Benefits: Improves the environment by removing plastic waste from the ground, saves foreign exchange, and facilitates the development of other industries whose input is reclaimed plastic waste, brings in financial resources.

Food processing business ideas in Ethiopia

2011-09-22T07:08:00.000-07:00

Baby Meal

In mid 2006, there were 3.2 million children between the age of 0-4 years in the Amhara Region. These children constitute about 17 percent of the population of the Region. Supplementary food for children in the Amhara Region is needed for 3.2 million children. But there is no a single plant or factory in the Region which prepares baby food even though the ingredients for making such food is available in the Region. Given the low level of standard of living of the people in the Region..

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Brown Sugar

In 2004, the Amhara Region had 3.1 million babies and children (0-4 years) and 9.8 million women between the age of 14 and 49. The babies and children and women, if provided, will consume weaning food. Currently Fafa Food Products and private a factory produce weaning food. But for the last 20-25 years, most of the production was supplied to people where there were acute food shortages. In other words, no weaning food was supplied to mothers and children on a regular basis through out the country; and the benefit of feeding weaning food was not popularized by the media. But there is a strong felt need...

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Commercial Starch

hile the raw materials for making starch are adequately available at home, the country has been
importing starch and associated products from abroad by spending badly needed foreign exchange resources. As many other economic phenomena this is also another animal which defies explanations. Next to the food and beverages sectors, textile is the largest industrial sector in the country. And this industry consumes a large amount of starch which is imported. So do the paper and printing industries. Even the two big textile mills in the Amhara Region Consume...

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Galvanized Iron Sheet Products Making Plant

2011-08-29T09:59:00.000-07:00

Product: A wide range of essential product items can be fabricated in an establishment equipped with basic processing facilities. The envisaged plant could produce dustbins, storage bins, buckets, bath tubes, gutters etc from galvanized iron sheet.

Rationale: The need for products produced from galvanized iron sheets is very high both in urban and rural areas of Amhara region. Dust bins are used for litter collection, storage bins for grain and other products storage, buckets for carrying water and other liquids, bath tubs for washing and bathing and gutters for drains in construction. These items are
relatively bulky and can be transported to distant markets at high transport cost. It is very important to manufacture these products in the region.

Market: There is high demand for GI products both in rural and urban areas of the Amhara region. The population uses them for different purposes. Presently the demand is...

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Honey Processing Business

2011-08-17T12:46:00.000-07:00

Product Description: Honey is a product obtained from beehives. It is used to sweeten and flavor foods at home and in food industries. It is also used in the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. In our country honey is made into a popular local drink-tej. Processed honey is strained (extracted) honey after raw honey undergoes a serious of filtration and purification processes.

Rationale: Honey is one of the agricultural products which the Amhara Region exports to other regions of the country and to foreign markets. In 2005/2006, of the 4.012 beehives found in Ethiopia, 0.8 million (about 20 percent) were in the Amhara Region. Production of honey during the year was about 41.58 million kg. Of this, more than 90 percent is exported from the Region. Currently it is raw honey that is exported from the Region. Processing honey within the Region and exporting it will not only add to its value and bring more income but will also create additional employment in the Region. This will further expand the apiculture sectors of the Region’s agricultural economy.

Market Potential: The existing foreign and domestic market of raw honey will be replaced by the strained or processed honey. With the supply of a product whose quality is enhanced through further processing, the market for honey will expand both at home and abroad.

Source of Raw Material: Raw honey will be collected from the surrounding rural areas where the processing plants are to be located.

Process & Technology: Honey processing mainly involves passing of the raw honey through a series of filters in order to remove solid particles. After removing the crystals, it must be packed in a sealed container. A moderate heating system (solar one) could be useful to make the raw honey melt. Main plant and machinery include honey extractors, filter equipment, packing machine and seals.

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Wall Tiles business idea

2011-08-11T03:05:00.000-07:00

Wall tiles which are used to cover building walls are made in various types - porcelain, semi-porcelain, fine earthenware, etc. Wall tiles are mostly made from quartz, feld-spar, kaolin, clay, etc. The tiles may broadly be classified into those for external and internal decoration. Porcelain tile is used for exterior and earthen tile for interior purposes. Unglazed tile is used for the coverage of floors and glazed tile is used for the purpose of decoration.

In the past wall tiles were used to cover the walls and floors of bath rooms, kitchens, etc. In recent years wall tiles have been used to cover the outside walls of multistory buildings. The interiors of hospitals, clinics, pharmaceutical buildings, food factories and the like are covered with wall tiles. A trip through the major streets of Addis Ababa reveals that the outside walls of many new high rising buildings are covered with tiles. This indicates that the demand for these building materials will increase and the building industry expands as it has been doing for the last 10 years. There is only one factory (located at Awasa) which produces wall tiles. But most of the wall tiles used by the building industry of the country are imported, and the import volume has been increasing at increasing rates.

The wall tiles consumption of the Amhara Region is meet by the supply of the products from Awasa (more than 850 km from Bahir Dar) or from imports. As the demand for the product will certainly increase in the future, the Amhara Region has to produce its requirement of wall tiles within the Region. Production of wall tiles in the Region could also be a source of supply for the Beni-Shangul Gumuz Region and for eastern Sudan. The demand for wall tiles of the Region and of adjacent areas will justify the establishment of a wall tiles producing plant.

Reinforced Concrete Cement Pipes

2011-08-11T03:02:00.000-07:00

hese pipes are made from cement, sand, metal stone and mild steel rods which are used as reinforcement for increasing strength. The pipes are used to carry drinking as well as irrigation water. They are also used for drainage and sewerage systems in road and building constructions. The pipes are replacing canals for carrying water to fields which reduces loss of water due to seepage and evaporation.

Market Potential: Reinforced concrete cement pipes are used in the drainage system of urban areas, in rural and urban road construction, in the construction of buildings for different purposes, in irrigation and sewerage disposal projects. In short, they are major inputs in almost all types of civil engineering and building construction works. As mentioned in many other project ideas, these works have been expanding in the country during the last 5 to 10 years. This is manifested in the number of urban and rural roads water supply, drainage and sewerage and building works undertaken throughout the country. These cement pipes consuming engineering works have also be undertaken in the Amhara Region. Like many other construction material, cement pipes are transported from Addis Ababa to all construction sites in the Amhara Region. By the nature of their shape, cement pipes takes a lot of vehicle space when they are transported. It is a common sight along the major roads in the country to see one large truck carrying a small number of large pipes and moving them From Addis Ababa to construction sites hundreds of km. from Addis Ababa. This makes the pipes more expensive. However, if cement pipes are produced at least in the major urban centers of each Region, the pipes will be less expensive and this will stimulate the construction activities of the Region. More drainage, sewerage, irrigation and water supply systems will be built. Given the tempo of construction activities in the Amhara Region, establishing at least three modern reinforced concrete cement pipes making plants could be viable.

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Cattle Breeding, Fattening and Marketing business

2011-07-23T01:26:00.001-07:00

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1 Product Description": These are enterprises which aim at large commercial scale breeding, fattening and marketing of goats and sheep. Better quality off breeds will be selected from indigenous and foreign stock, will be made to breed and fattened for local and foreign markets. Mutton from goats and sheep is very popular in the Sudan and in the Middle East

2 Market Potential: Sheep and goats have huge demand for their mutton in the domestic market especially during holidays and at the end of fasting period of the Christian and Muslim religions. Tens of thousands of sheep and goats are also exported to the gulf countries every year. Recently, Sudan with its newly fouled oil wealth has started importing large number of cattle, sheep and goats from the Amhara region. And this demand will grow in the future. The domestic market for sheep and goats is supplied by merchants who buy the animals from individual farmers and bring the animals to major urban center to sell. The traditional system of raising sheep and goat is characterized by the presence of large numbers of small scale farmers who practice stock rising as secondary activity next to farming. Each farmer may own a small flock of sheep or goats with five or six heads per flock; and a farmer may sell one goat or sheep in a year. This traditional system is extremely inefficient in terms of supplying good quality sheep and goat. The animals are not properly feed and cared for. Selective breeding and cross breeding are not practiced. As a result the quantity of mutton obtained from each sheep or goat is relatively small. The export market for sheep and goats is dominated by supply from the eastern parts of the country. The regional states of Afar and Somali are the main supplies of sheep and goats to the Arabian Gulf states. The Amhara and Tigray regions can be major supplies of these livestock resources to the Sudan, Egypt, Yeman and Saudi Arabia if there are modern farms for breeding and fattening sheep and goats. Exporting these animals along the Metema and Humera boarder could be relatively and shorter. In brief, there are sufficient domestic and foreign markets for absorbing large number of sheep and goats to be raised by modern and efficient livestock management systems. This project idea is to establish a number of medium scale livestock breeding and fattening farms in selected sites of the Amhara region for supplying the domestic and the export market.

3 Process and Technology: In the context of rising sheep and goats, "process" refers to the steps to be taken to breed, fatten and market the livestock's. The first step is to select the most appropriate locations for the project. For the domestic market these locations should be closer to the major urban centers of the region. For the export market, the best locations will be not far from the Ethio-Sudanese boarder. Once sites are selected, the next stage is to construct the necessary infrastructures for the breeding and fattening phases. This will involve building shades, barns, water points, etc. The third stage is stocking the farms with the necessary number of sheep or goats for breeding. After breeding feeding, the young animals until the reach certain age and attain a certain weight will be undertaken. Finally, the animals will be ready either for local or export sale. The technology of sheep and goat rising is simple. It requires simple tools and implements.

4 Estimated Investment: To breed, fatter and market about 1000 sheep or goats per cycle, the investment need will be:

a. Building/shade 400m2 Birr 300/m2 120,000

b. Implements and tools 50,000

c. Working capital 100,000

Total 1,270,000

5 Benefits: Increases food production, earns foreign exchange, and stimulates the livestock sectors.

6 Location : Selected sites suitable for raising sheep or goats

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Business Ideas on Metallic raw material inputs for construction

2011-07-20T08:03:00.000-07:00

Here are some of business ideas on construction raw materials (metallic). Follow the links to read more about the business ideas.

Reinforcement Iron Bars Making Plant

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Burnt clay Business

2011-07-14T13:03:00.000-07:00

1. Product Description: Clay bricks are major inputs in the building industry. They are mainly used to construct outside and inside (partition) walls of small and large buildings. Brick products are also used for roof tiles. Common wall bricks have standard dimension of 25X12X6.5 cm. Most wall bricks are solid, but there are also hollow bricks with different dimensions. Hollow bricks are relatively light and have good insulating properties. In general buildings made of clay bricks are cool in summer and warm in winter. Compared to building materials such as hollow blocks asbestos, and other synthetic wall making products, clay bricks have long durability.

2. Rationale: Clay bricks are made from clay soil which can be found in many localities in the Amhara Region. But there is not a single clay bricks making unit in the whole Region. Alls the bricks requirement of the Region is transported form Addis Abab. Clay bricks are one of those construction materials which are expensive to transport long distances. They are usually produced in location close to major construction sites such as main urban centers. Building construction has been expanding during the last few years; and it seems this trend will continue during the coming years. To be self-sufficient in this important building material, at least two or three clay bricks making factories should be established in the region.

3. Market Potential: According to CSA figures, 1991-1996 E.C annual average production of clay bricks by medium and large factories was 14 million pieces. The survey did not include small scale industries which include small units of brick making plants established during the last ten years. If these are included, annual production of bricks in the country could reach close to 20 million pieces. However, more than 90 percent of this production is concentrated in the around Addis Ababa. Since there are no brick factories in the Region and bricks are expensive to transport, the use of clay bricks is not as common as it is for hollow blocks. But considering the advantages that the use of brick has over the use of hollow blocs (long life, absorption of sound, regulating heat, no need of plastering…) there can exist sufficient demand for bricks in the Amhara region which justifies the establishment of at least two small size factories in the region.

4. Raw Material: Clay soil is found in many localities in the Region. For example, the Bahir Dar and Debre Markos areas have clay soil in many sites.

5. Process & Technology: The main processing stages for the production od clay bricks are the following:- Getting clay from the ground and transporting it to factory, preparation of the clay and forming the shape of the brick, drying the “green” clay and finally firing or burning the clay. Main machinery includes tractor and trailers, intermittent chamber kiln, shovels and spades.

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Construction Business ideas

2011-07-12T11:27:00.000-07:00

Here are New construction Business Ideas in Ethiopia. READ the details by following the Title Links Here

NON-METAL CONSTRUCTION

METAL–BASED CONSTRUCTION

Details of the business Ideas are listed below;

NON-METAL CONSTRUCTION & OTHER PRODUCTS

1.      Burnt ClayBricks

2.      Lime Production Plant

3.      Cemental Products (Floor, Wall and Roof Tiles) Making Plant

4.      Chalk Sticks Production Plant

5.      Cut-stone Production Plant

6.      Gypsum Powder Production Plant

7.      Grinding Stone Production Plant

8.      Marble Processing Plant

9.      Sprayed Polymer Mortar

10. Roof Tiles from Clay

11. Production of Gemstones

12. Sheet Glass Making Plant

METAL–BASED CONSTRUCTION & OTHERPRODUCTS

1.      Reinforcement Iron Bars Making Plant

2.      Steel Fabrication and Ironwork Factory

3.      Metallic Doors and Windows and Frames Making Plant

4.      Steel Pipes Making Plant

5.      Capped Nails Making Plant

6.      Bolts and Nuts Making Plant

7.      Galvanized Iron Sheet Products Making Plant

8.      Wire and Wire Products Making Plants

9.      Gabion Making Plant

10. Hinges Making Plant

11. Aluminum Frames Making Plant

12. Door Locks Making Plant

13. Steel Profile Making Plant

14. Cocks and Valves (Water Line Fittings) MakingPlant

ASSEMBLY, FABRICATION AND MANUFACTURING OF SMALL MACHINES

2011-07-08T14:24:00.000-07:00

Here are 19 New Business ideas on small machines, follow the links to read more

Assembly & Fabrication of Walking Tiller & Tractor

Manufacturing and Agro Processing Business Ideas

2011-07-04T13:05:00.000-07:00

Part One: Food Processing Business Ideas

Here are Details of food processing business ideas in Ethiopia as identified by consultants. Follow the links to read the detail of each business Idea and get full study files.

Milk Production and Processing

Reinforcement Iron Bars Making Plant

2011-06-28T10:33:00.000-07:00

1. Product Description: A combination of cement, sand, aggregate and bars of deformed or round iron is the heart of the building and construction industry. These materials combined together in certain proportion constitute the strength of all building and other construction works. Buildings, bridges, dams and all kinds of light and heavy construction works require reinforcement bars. The bars with concrete are reliable in carrying both static and dynamic loads.

2. Rationale: The production of cement, reinforcement iron bars, sheet glass and bricks are the foundation for the development of modern construction industry. Most construction materials are bulky which make them expensive to transport long distances. Thus in practically all cases, many types of construction materials like cement, iron bars, bricks are as far as possible produced in areas which are relatively close to their consumption centers. The Amhara Region is one of the least constructed and built areas in the country. In addition, basic construction materials such as cement, reinforcement bars, even bricks are not produced in the Region. They are all imported from other parts of the country- on the average 600 km from the Region. This makes these materials more expensive which hampers the expansion of building construction and civil engineering works- which the Region needs very desperately. Reinforcement bars are made mainly from iron bars which are imported. The plant which produces reinforcement bars can be located in any city where there is enough power. At least to save transport cost and to have reliable supply of this essential construction material, there is a strong need to establish one reinforcement bars making plant in the Amhara Region.

3. Market Potential: For a long time there was only one plant which was producing reinforcement bars. Recently one plant was converted to produce reinforcement bars. Between 1999 and 2004, average annual production of reinforcement bars was 6,845 tons; and during the same period about the same quantity might have been imported every year. The two plants are located near Addis Ababa; and the imported bars are also distributed from Addis Ababa. Similar to many parts of the country, construction is increasing in the Amhara Region. The current construction volume alone can consume the production of a medium size reinforcement bars making plant.

4. Source of Raw Material: The raw materials are bellets and scrap iron. Bellets are imported and scrap iron is collected within the country mostly in and around Addis Ababa. Only bellets will be used in the new plant since scrap iron will not be found in the Region in sufficient quantity.

5. Production Process: The main process is to heat the bellets and making the heated bellets pass through a series of rolling mills whereby the bellets are elongated at each stage of rolling until they reach the desired thickness. Finally the elongated bars are cut in to the desired length usually 4 meters each. Main machineries include heating furnace, rough, intermediate and finishing mills.

6. Estimated Investment and 400 more business Ideas in Ethiopia

Hand Made Paper Business Idea

2011-06-27T10:57:00.000-07:00

1 Product Description: Generally paper is defined as all kinds of malted or filled sheets of fiber. Hand made paper is a paper made from fiber containing waste. The proposed product will be produced from waste paper, textile cuttings, agricultural waste and grass. Since the manufacturing process is labor intensive, the paper is known as hand made paper.

2 Market Potential: Paper products are used for a variety of purposes for writing, printing, duplicating, packaging and for other industrial and commercial uses. Currently the demand for paper in the country is met both from domestic production and imports. Consumption of a paper in a country depends on the level of economic development, the level of literacy rate of the population, on the development of the publishing and printing industry, the size of student population at primary, secondary and tertiary level. Generally least developed countries have the lowest level of per capita paper consumption. In Ethiopia, per capita consumption of paper is estimated to be between 0.5 kg to 1.0 kg per year, while in advanced countries the consumption level is move than 100 kgs per year. Even the low level of paper consumption in Ethiopia is not fully met by domestic production. According to a study made on the market for paper products, the demand for paper is projected to reach 148,000 tons in 2011. However, the current domestic production is about 17,000 tons per year. This clearly indicates that there is large captive market for paper in the country. This project idea is to exploit part of this captive market by establishing a plant which can produce hand made paper.

3 Source of Raw Materials: The main raw materials are waste paper, textile cuttings, agricultural waste, grass, caustic soda, bleaching powder and other chemicals. Almost all materials can be obtained from domestic sources.

4 Process and Technology: The main production or processing stages include collecting and mixing the various waste material inputs, grinding/milling the waste materials, blending the digested raw material inputs with caustic soda, adding the various chemicals and coloring materials, refining/beating of the pulp, moulding and forming a wet sheet, pressing the waste sheet and drying, and (finally) polishing the dried paper and forming sheets of paper as final product. About 17 pieces of machinery and equipment are needed for the plant. Some of the important ones are drag chopper, jute and grass cutter, digester for rags or jute, Hollander baiter roller, cylinder and auto vats for lifting purposes, hydraulic press with single ram cylinder and pumping unit drying chamber equipment, calendaring machine, paper cutting machine, knife grinder platen printing equipment, cutting machine, screen printing equipment, eyeleting machine, greasing machine and perforating machine.

5 Estimated Investment: For a plant that will produce 5000 tons of hand made paper, working 300 days per year with one shift/day operation, the estimated investment will be:-

§ Building/Shade 3000m² at Birr 1500/m² = Birr 4,500,000

§ Plant and Machinery ............................ = Birr 1,400,000

§ Working capital................................... = Birr 550,000

Total = Birr 6,400,000

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