Business Proposal For Cassava Farm: Luwemimo Farms Enterprises
Business Proposal For Cassava Farm: Luwemimo Farms Enterprises
Business Proposal For Cassava Farm: Luwemimo Farms Enterprises
BUSINESS PROPOSAL
FOR CASSAVA FARM
1
INTRODUCTION
VISION
To grow our business into a system that can run on its own.
Provide healthy carbohydrate and starch sources to our
customers at affordable prices.
To earn customers’ loyalty through timely delivery of
quality
fresh farm produce.
OUR MISSION
Despite Nigeria been the largest producer of cassava, there is still need to
increase the production of cassava for export purpose. The United Nation’s
Food and Agriculture Organization gave credence to this where it estimated
that cassava production in Nigeria is above 34 million tones.
Comparing the output of various crops in Nigeria, the FAO ranked cassava
production first, followed by Yam, Sorghum, Millet and Rice production.
In Nigeria, cassava is one of the staple foods and since it takes longer time
to mature, it is not normally grown alone.
It is grown with other crops such as maize and melon. For instance, it is
profitably grown in the Southern part of the country between the month of
June and August.
Local varieties produce less than 10 tons per hectare. The varieties are also
resistant to major pests and diseases that affect Cassava in the country
including Cassava mosaic disease, Cassava bacterial blight, Cassava
anthracnose, Cassava mealybug, and Cassava green mite.
Over the years, cassava has been transformed from being a “poor man’s”
crops to lucrative and an industrial crop, as it is now processed to products
such as starch, flour, glucose, and ethanol. This transition has increased the
demand for this root crop.
Research say developing new improved varieties is one way of boosting the
steady supply of cassava roots for value chain development and for
industry.
Another type of cassava specie is the TME (Tropical Manihot esculenta) 419
specie which also gives a higher tonnage and higher starch contents. The
weight of its cassava tubers double that of the traditional cassava and the
cassava stem has had tremendous success in terms quality and quantity
against all other varieties of cassava given to farmers in Nigeria.
Nigeria grows more cassava than any other country in the world. The
production of cassava is concentrated in the hands of numerous small
holder farmers located primarily in the south and central regions of
Nigeria. A significant population of cassava growers in Nigeria has made
the transition from traditional production systems to the use of high-
yielding varieties and mechanization of processing.
YEAR NIGERIA
1990 19,043,008
1991 26,004,000
1992 29,184,000
1993 30,128,000
1994 31,005,000
1995 31,404,000
1996 32,050,000
1997 32,695,000
1998 32,698,000
1999 32,070,000
2000 32,810,000
2001 32,586,000
2002 34,476,000
2003 33,379,000
(MILLION)
35
30
25
20
15
10
0 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Cassava Production Trend in Nigeria
KEY
8,000,000 Livestock
6,000,000 Starch
4,000,000 Ethanol
2,000,000 Red
0 Sectors
COST ESTIMATE FOR PROPOSAL OF CASSAVA FARM
Operations 10acres
Clearing of Forest N200,000
TOTAL N2,458,000
TOTAL N494,000
COST OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT FOR FARM OPERATION
Equipment Prices