How to start a garri factory in Nigeria? Garri is one of the main edible foods in Nigeria and is popular among people. Foreign countries outside Nigeria also import garri food for people from west Africa. It makes garri production be a very promising market. But for most people who has little experiences in the garri processing business, how can they get the easy way to start a garri factory in Nigeria? The article will give you a brief introduction and guidance.
The first is raw material. You should make sure adequate supply of fresh cassava tubers. This is the basic requirement for starting a garri factory in Nigeria. It’s may be good if you have your own farm land. Because it can help you reduce cost on purchasing tubers. But if you don’t have a farm, you can connect with some cassava planting parks or organization of farmers, which can sign a contract with you to supply raw material during factory running.
Adequate supply of fresh cassava tubers
The second is buying land for starting a garri processing factory. The factory should be close to the raw material and convenient for transportation. Besides, it should have available water and electricity. For garri production in garri processing factory, the water is necessary in the process of washing and peeling. The sufficient water source ensures that the raw cassava materials are well cleaned which can improve the quality of final garri. For electricity, firstly you should figure out whether utility power is available and stable. Secondly you can consider to buy a diesel generator which can come in handy during a power shortage.