Nigeria - Business creation project

Describe your project or startup in a few words

Repurposing agricultural wastes like egg shells, poultry feathers into material composites as alternatives for single use plastics in the agricultural value chain.

01.01 Describe your project in more detail

Plastic use and production is one of the key contributors to global carbon emissions. Through an innovative and environmentally efficient process, agricultural solid wastes like feathers, egg shells can be combine with a binder, to manufacture new materials as alternative products for use in various service industries. A large amount of waste feathers, egg shells are generated each year in Nigeria, with the vast majority ending up in landfills, drainages. Project REJIG aims to collect these waste chicken feathers, egg shells and convert them into a range of composites, which provide a sustainable alternative to plastic and metal made products used in poultry farms and other industries.

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

I am tackling two clear global issues; the amount of waste feathers and egg shells being sent to landfills, and the unsustainability of materials used in the agribusiness and other industries.

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

1. A great choice for farmers and service industries who want to reduce their carbon footprint while contributing to environmental sustainability. 2. Reduction of target amount of waste and the pollution that results from its disposal. 3. Products would serve as replacements for plastic type accessories thereby reducing plastic use, and carbon footprint.

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

Farms, Agribusinesses, and Oil and Gas industries

01.05 When did you start working on your project?

2023-04-07

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

0

01.07 Among the other partners, how many are female?

0

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

N/A

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

https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuel-duke-a5723320b/

01.10 Which industry best describes your project?

b) Materials (agriculture, fishing, chemical products, construction materials, containers and packaging, metals and mining, paper and forest products)

02.01.01 My project contributes to the No poverty goal

4

02.01.02 No poverty - Justification

02.02.01 My project contributes to the Zero hunger goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.02.02 Zero hunger - Justification

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

4

02.03.02 Good health and well-being - Justification

02.04.01 My project contributes to the Quality education goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.04.02 Quality education - Justification

02.05.01 My project contributes to the Gender equality goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.05.02 Gender equality - Justification

02.06.01 My project contributes to the Clean water and sanitation goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.06.02 Clean water and sanitation - Justification

02.07.01 My project contributes to the Affordable and clean energy goal

2

02.07.02 Affordable and clean energy - Justification

02.08.01 My project contributes to the Decent work and economic growth

2

02.08.02 Decent work and economic growth - Justification

02.09.01 My project contributes to the Industry innovation and infrastructure

5

02.09.02 Industry innovation and infrastructure - Justification

02.10.01 My project contributes to the Reduced inequalities goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.10.02 Reduced inequalities - Justification

02.11.01 My project contributes to the Sustainable cities and communities goal

4

02.11.02 Sustainable cities and communities - Justification

02.12.01 My project contributes to the Responsible consumption and production goal

3

02.12.02 Responsible consumption and production - Justification

02.13.01 My project contributes to the Climate action goal

6

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

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.15.02 Life on land - Justification

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

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.16.02 Peace justice and strong institutions - Justification

02.17.01 My project contributes to the Partnerships for the goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

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.

1 - Strongly Disagree

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

4

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.

3

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

6

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

1 - Strongly Disagree

05.08 Justification

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

Pluumo, Hexxcell, Owen & Turing

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

N/A