Ethiopia - Business creation project

Describe your project or startup in a few words

My project will produce High quality cassava flour and High quality cassava peels to Ethiopian food and feed industries

01.01 Describe your project in more detail

My projects is intended to solve food security in both humans and animals. This will be done by collecting cassava tubers from my vicinity around southern Ethiopia regional state and taking into Agro processing to produce flour and peel.

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

Food security, expensiveness of food grain and supply of animal feed.

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

It has health benefits for humans and will decrease cost of producing animal feeds by using maize and sorghum which can be replaced by cassava peel.

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

targeted beneficiaries are injera and bred baking houses, households and animal feed producing firms.

01.05 When did you start working on your project?

2024-01-01

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

1

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.)

She is graduated with accounting and finance.

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

https://t.me/drdembeldn

01.10 Which industry best describes your project?

l) Agriculture

02.01.01 My project contributes to the No poverty goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.01.02 No poverty - Justification

The farmers producing cassava on the area lacks market due to its lack of processing companies in the area. This contributes to poverty vicious circle for the area.

02.02.01 My project contributes to the Zero hunger goal

6

02.02.02 Zero hunger - Justification

Food security will be assured by producing enough amount of cassava per household and selling to the market for further processing and this leads to additional income sources.

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

6

02.03.02 Good health and well-being - Justification

Locally produced cassava powder is full of Hydrogen Cyanide and by processing in the factory it will remove the toxic chemical to an affordable amount.

02.04.01 My project contributes to the Quality education goal

4

02.04.02 Quality education - Justification

02.05.01 My project contributes to the Gender equality goal

4

02.05.02 Gender equality - Justification

02.06.01 My project contributes to the Clean water and sanitation goal

4

02.06.02 Clean water and sanitation - Justification

02.07.01 My project contributes to the Affordable and clean energy goal

6

02.07.02 Affordable and clean energy - Justification

Cassava peels are biofuels.

02.08.01 My project contributes to the Decent work and economic growth

6

02.08.02 Decent work and economic growth - Justification

It contributes to economic growth by alleviating poverty and reducing unemployment for 10 peoples.

02.09.01 My project contributes to the Industry innovation and infrastructure

1 - Strongly Disagree

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

6

02.11.02 Sustainable cities and communities - Justification

Reduction in cost of food ingredients make safe and sustained cities.

02.12.01 My project contributes to the Responsible consumption and production goal

6

02.12.02 Responsible consumption and production - Justification

it uses locally available raw material and solves production inefficiency.

02.13.01 My project contributes to the Climate action goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.13.02 Climate action - Justification

02.14.01 My project contributes to the Life below water goal

3

02.14.02 Life below water - Justification

02.15.01 My project contributes to the Life on land goal

3

02.15.02 Life on land - Justification

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

3

02.16.02 Peace justice and strong institutions - Justification

02.17.01 My project contributes to the Partnerships for the goal

3

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.

1 - Strongly Disagree

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.

1 - Strongly Disagree

05.08 Justification

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

major competitors are milling houses and i will stand by using modern technologies.

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

no