Tanzania - Business creation project

Describe your project or startup in a few words

The production of quality sunflower edible oil and in southern Highlands of Tanzania tackling the problem of high prices and unhealthy edible cooking oil.

01.01 Describe your project in more detail

Cooking oil is one of the essential needs for healthy meal preparations.Thus it is a product that is being used for food everyday, almost in every food that is being produced. With the population growth,and awareness of the heathy benefits of sunflower this product has led to increasing demand with the local sunflower farming not being able to sustain the market. Thus the project is comprised of two categories which are the; Sunflower plantation plantation and second part is the sunflower oil processing. The plantation involves involves purchasing of 200 acres of land,farm clearing, purchase of a 50 HP tractor with it's seed planter and high quality seeds. The processing part involves the purchasing of a screw type oil press machine, installation,preparing packages,a van to supply oil and the shop for the sales. The production of oil from the local farmers ought to start immediately after the installation of the processing machine.

01.02 What is the main problem you are trying to solve?

The shortage of quality and healthy cooking oil has been a very serious problem in Tanzania.In the recent years has been fueled much from the ongoing conflicts on major producer of the product Russia-Ukraine war. From the Tanzania investment centre(TIC) states that "Despite strong growth in sunflower seed production, the level of edible oil processing in Tanzania is low compared to prevailing demand (est. at 300,000 – 400,000 tons a year)". This leads to the Government importing 320000 tons of edible oil per year. At the local level that's in Mbinga district majority of the people use the low quality processed oil which usually has foul smell and the commonly known "KORIE " which contains higher amounts of hardening fat unsuitable for people with heart problems. Also the low production in the Sunflower production locally has lead to price increase of up to 9000Tsh per liter in the last year and sometimes the product is not at all available in the shops.

01.03 Tell us the major benefits and/or advantages of using the product/service that your project intends to provide (at least 3).

The benefits are as follows; 1.The product will be fresh and readily available from processing without addition of preservatives. 2.No availability of the mixture with hardening fats. 3.The by products will be sold to entrepreneurs in animals keeping to increase their weight. 4.Absence of cholesterol makes it suitable for people with blood pressure. 5.Very low amounts of aflatoxins in sunflower seeds makes it suitable for cancer prevention. 6.Employment opportunity to youth , women and to the people that will be operating the machine and farms.

01.04 Please describe who exactly your project is aimed at serving. Who are the targeted beneficiaries?

The beneficiaries of this project are categorized into three groups. 1.Local small scale sunflower farmers.providing market for the raw materials,also converting their raw material direct to cooking oil. 2.livestock/animal husbandry.The left overs of the sunflower provides a very nice animal food,it is used for weight increase in pigs,chicken and cows.Hence improving lively hood of the pastoralists. 3. General public More supply of the oil will lead to price stabilization and healthy families.

01.05 When did you start working on your project?

2021-02-01

01.06 How many other partners are associated with your business venture?

3

01.07 Among the other partners, how many are female?

1

01.08 Please describe the profile of each of the other partners (skills, experience, etc.)

1.Sabinus mwingira -Holder of bachelor's degree in. accounting and finance. -worked as an accountant for Magic bean limited a coffee company -working with the coffee cooperatives(AMCOS) in filing monthly accounting and finance with Tanzania revenue Agency. 2.Warda nkungu -holder of diploma in agriculture general. -worked as a field supervisor of Mtibwa sugar estates. - currently working with AVIV & Olams coffee company in Songea as a field supervisor and store keeping.

01.09 If you have a website, a social media page (Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin…), or app, please provide the link here:

01.10 Which industry best describes your project?

d) Primary commodities (food, drink, household and personal products)

02.01.01 My project contributes to the No poverty goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.01.02 No poverty - Justification

This business has as stated above very huge market,that is there is no need to do extra business activities to promote the product. The project is intended to increase income of the following groups; 1.Women who convert the leftovers from pressing machine into edible oil,they sell it locally improving their income while others use it for food vendor business. 2.Sunflower farmers. Presence of the processing industry makes the ready market for the sunflower seeds and the oil itself.Also instead of selling raw sunflower seeds the farmers will process it by adding value to oil which is of higher prices hence it's income as well. 3.Youth and labourers. The farming and processing will involve the use of local men and women thus increasing their income hence lowering poverty.

02.02.01 My project contributes to the Zero hunger goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.02.02 Zero hunger - Justification

02.03.01 My project contributes to the Good health and well-being goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.03.02 Good health and well-being - Justification

02.04.01 My project contributes to the Quality education goal

2

02.04.02 Quality education - Justification

02.05.01 My project contributes to the Gender equality goal

6

02.05.02 Gender equality - Justification

02.06.01 My project contributes to the Clean water and sanitation goal

3

02.06.02 Clean water and sanitation - Justification

02.07.01 My project contributes to the Affordable and clean energy goal

3

02.07.02 Affordable and clean energy - Justification

02.08.01 My project contributes to the Decent work and economic growth

5

02.08.02 Decent work and economic growth - Justification

02.09.01 My project contributes to the Industry innovation and infrastructure

6

02.09.02 Industry innovation and infrastructure - Justification

02.10.01 My project contributes to the Reduced inequalities goal

6

02.10.02 Reduced inequalities - Justification

02.11.01 My project contributes to the Sustainable cities and communities goal

5

02.11.02 Sustainable cities and communities - Justification

02.12.01 My project contributes to the Responsible consumption and production goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.12.02 Responsible consumption and production - Justification

02.13.01 My project contributes to the Climate action goal

5

02.13.02 Climate action - Justification

02.14.01 My project contributes to the Life below water goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.14.02 Life below water - Justification

02.15.01 My project contributes to the Life on land goal

5

02.15.02 Life on land - Justification

02.16.01 My project contributes to the Peace justice and strong institutions goal

4

02.16.02 Peace justice and strong institutions - Justification

02.17.01 My project contributes to the Partnerships for the goal

5

02.17.02 Partnerships for the goal - Justification

05.01 There are a large number of customers who already use a product/service very similar to the product/service we envision creating.

7 - Strongly Agree

05.02 The product/service we envision creating represents an entirely new type of product/service.

1 - Strongly Disagree

05.03 The product/service we envision creating could be described as a new technology.

4

05.04 The product/service we envision creating is an improvement on an existing product or service.

7 - Strongly Agree

05.05 The product/service we envision creating could be described as an extension of a range of products or services.

7 - Strongly Agree

05.06 The product/service we envision creating responds to a demand or need that has not been satisfied by other products/services.

7 - Strongly Agree

05.07 The product/service we envision creating is a new version of an old product/service.

7 - Strongly Agree

05.08 Justification

05.09 Who are your main potential competitors and what makes you stand out from them?

1.Korie cooking oil This is the main distributor of edible cooking oil.the oil produced usually harden at low temperature increasing heart attack problem. Due to improved health awareness amongst the people,many more tend to look first for sunflower cooking oil. 2.Local small scale industries. They depend mostly on the farmers to bring sunflower seeds,thus run short of the edible oil when the harvest season is over. We intend to be the power house of the edible oil production by introducing large scale farming apart from processing.

10.06 Are you initiating actions within your community to promote the role of female entrepreneurs?

Yes. 1.female entrepreneurs use the leftovers process them in their local ways to remake sunflower cooking oil. 2.Women entrepreneurs are the main partners,many work to collect sunflower harvested seeds process and sell the oil in their respective streets. 3.chicken and pig keeping entrepreneurship.the availability of the byproducts of the pressing process known locally as "mashudu" are used to rapid increase weight of animals leading to higher income for the entrepreneurs.