Rwanda based cassava producer Kinazi Cassava plans to double its flour exports.
The Kinazi Cassava plant has recently renewed its certificate of registration by the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) and with this recognition the company can trade its products in the US as well as other parts of the world.
The cassava producer says that there is demand from Southern America, Western Africa, and the Great Lakes region in USA which have large communities that consume cassava. It will target markets in the US, Europe and African countries.
The cassava plant has a capacity to produce 30 tonnes of flour per day, equivalent to 7,200 tonnes per year.
The company plans to begin a campaign to encourage the use of cassava in making pizzas, bread, biscuits and chapattis as the flour that can be blended with wheat flour following recommended recipes to make healthy products.
The company is also exploring plans to produce other cassava products that can be used in pharmaceutical and textile industries, colour production and construction sector, ethanol that can replace cooking gas, alcohol, and animal feed, among others.
Rwanda’s cassava production increased to over 1.127 million tonnes in 2018 from 1.041 million tonnes in 2017, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources.
Find out more about cassava and starch markets in Africa at CMT’s 4th Cassava & Starch Africa on 22-23 May, 2019 in Accra.
03 May, 2019
Gafta, media partner of CMT’s 4th Cassava & Starch Africa on 22-23 May in Accra Ghana, is an international trade body, representing members in 95 countries and promoting the free trade of grains and feedstuffs across the globe.
Gafta’s standard forms of contract are used in approx. 80% of the world’s grain shipments and help to make trading all over the world more efficient. They also have an internationally recognised Arbitration system, making sure that disputes are handled according to the law, and the principle of ‘For the Trade, by the Trade’.
For those interested in trading grain in international markets, check Gafta’s ‘Know Your Gafta Contracts’ seminar, which gives practical insight into Gafta contracts, including common pitfalls, risks and how to make sure your contract is legally binding, as well as what to do if your trade goes wrong.
23 Apr, 2019
Leading brewer - Anheuser-Busch InBev aims to bring transparency in the cassava value chain in Africa. Last year, the brewer teamed up with BanQu for a pilot project that enables a secure, immutable platform and creates economic opportunities for small-scale farmers in Zambia. The solution was used to connect 2,000 Zambian farmers to the mobile platform as they harvest and sell a projected 2,000 tonnes of cassava, producing a high-quality starch used in beer - by the end of Zambia's growing season in August.
The technology enables Anheuser-Busch InBev's local business, Zambian Breweries, to track its product at every step of the way through built-in geo-location tags on all transactions along with farmer identity profiles.
Zambian Breweries sees the potential for the solution to be used as their full time buying platform.
Find out more about new technology innovations in Africa’s cassava markets at CMT’s 4th Cassava & Starch Africa on 22-23 May, 2019 in Accra.
10 Apr, 2019
Zambia’s Citizens Economic Empowerment Commission (CEEC) has approved the financing of 22 cassava value chain projects worth K3 million across the country. The projects that are part of government’s Industrialization and Job Creation strategy, will be carried out in 4 provinces - Lusaka, Copperbelt, Northern and North-western provinces.
The projects will include the production of cassava value added products such as cassava flour, paper glue, gari, cosmetics, stock feed, charcoal briquettes. The finances will also be used in marketing of cassava.
The projects are part of the Cassava Commercialization component of the Skills Development and Entrepreneurship Project Supporting Women and Youths (SDEP-SWY) - which is financed by Africa Development Bank (ADB) at a cost of USD 6 million. Out of the 22 projects, 41% will belong to women, 38% will go towards the youth while the remaining 21% will be allocated to mean.
Find out more about cassava projects in Africa at CMT’s 4th Cassava & Starch Africa on 22-23 May, 2019 in Accra.
25 Jan, 2019
