Projects for the poor

Ice candy

 

Ice candy is consumed by all sections of society particularly children. The market for ice candy is good in big villages, towns and district headquarters. There is a good scope for new units for setting up of this kind of units in important centers of tribal areas.

The required quantity of water is taken into container, colors and essence are mixed thoroughly and filled in candy blocks. Bamboo sticks inserted into candy holes and placed in the freeze for solidifcation. After cooling, they are removed and placed in cold chamber.

Equipments
Ice candy making machine
Compressor with 3 HP motor 
Electrical motor - 3 HP

   

Honey Honey is a product obtained from beehives.  It is used to sweeten and flavor foods at home and in food industries.  It is also used in the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries.  In our country honey is made into a popular local drink-tej.  Processed honey is strained (extracted) honey after raw honey undergoes a serious of filtration and purification processes. Investment1.2million birr/200ton More Dry milling  Maize is one of the major crops in the Amhara Region.  Production of this crop in the Region in 2002/2002 was 6.53 million Quintals which was about 19 percent of the total grain production of the Region.  Most of the maize production is consumed in the villages where it is produced, but some surplus is sold to the urban population. Investment 525,000/500tons/yr More Fodder Production and Distribution Fodder is animal feed to be given to domestic animals especially to cattle. Fodder is usually prepared from grass, straws, lucks and seeds. This project idea is to produce animal feed from grass in the form of lay or from leaves in the form of alpha. Investment 25,000/10 hectars Read more Fish Harvesting, Farming and Marketing Fish harvesting is the collection of mature fish from lakes and rivers and distributing the catch to consumers. Fish farming is growing or breeding fish in man-made ponds and marketing the harvest to consumers. This project idea is for harvesting fish in and around Lake Tana and for growing fish in ponds near the Lake and marketing the harvest from both sources for consumers in major urban areas Investment.1.3million/250,000Kg fish/yr Read more Agro forestry Project Agro forestry systems are much more complex than single purpose farm or forestry enterprises. Products from each component of the system will require specific markets. Therefore, selecting the components of ago forestry systems must be on the basis of careful marketing plan. The demand for fuel wood, house construction by the rural households and rural towns is a great potential to be considered. Demand for timber, log and pulpwood by local household manufacturing industries is also very high. Investment: Site specific More Tree Farms or Plantations These are commercial projects intended to grow trees of different species, harvest and process them for sale. Such projects are common in many countries. For example in North American countries there are many and large tree plantations or farms for the purpose of producing "Christmas trees" alone. Tree farms or plantations can be used for producing timber for the lumber industry, wood for the paper, particle board and other similar industries. Investment  25,000birr/10 hectare tree More Assorted Vegetable Production Farms These products can be supplied s green and fresh, chilled or frozen and packed depending on the market location and requirement. Combining different kinds of vegetable production creates better opportunity for crop rotational practices and gives advantage of utilizing common faculties such s washing, cleaning cooling and storage facilities. Investment:Site specific More Soybean Production Farm Soybean is one of the grain legumes cultivated as a field crop for human consumption. Grain legumes in general and soybeans in particular, contain high quality protein. However mature soybean seeds cannot directly be used a food without first fermenting, sprouting or extracting the oil. Denatured mature soybean seeds can be used as food either boiled or roasted. The young soybean seeds in pods can be used as green vegetable without treatment. Soybean flour made form Soya meal can be mixed with wheat flour to producer backed  Investment:Site specific More Organic fertilizer Organic fertilizer is made by converting straw in to compost by bringing the straw in contact with suitable converting medium produced by a small quantity of carefully measured mineral salts and water to promote development of aerobic micro-organisms. The straw compost when incorporated with the soil will promote the development of micro flora which are essential for plants to assimilate minerals in the soil. Organic fertilizer increases the productivity of soil from 50 to 130 percent. Investment 1.35million/18,000ton/yr at 50% humidity More Public Showers  Public bath and shower services are places where people go and take baths or showers by paying service changes. In simple terms these are places where people wash their bodies. It is also possible to include services which enable people to do their laundry- i.e to wash their clothes. The best example for bath and shower is the “Filwuha” in Addis Abab Investment 220,000/15rooms More Egg tray from waste paper Paper egg trays are industrial products used for holding eggs in poultry farms and in places where eggs are sold or stored. Egg trays made from waste paper are usually cheap and light which make them economical to be used by poultry farmers. Investment 1.15million/2.5million trays/yr More Chisels  A chisel is a hand tool with a sharp flat edge at the end and used for shaping wood, stone or metal.  Chisels are made of many kinds according to their use.  One kind is used for metal and metal alloys while another kind is used by carpenters. Investment 510,000/25,000 chisels/month More Briquettes from biomass Briquettes are made from agricultural residues by binding them by a briquette machine to be used as fuel which supplement or substitute traditional fuels (fuel wood and charcoal).  Investment: site specific& technology dependent More: Apple Production Farms Growing apple trees in the home garden or as agro-forestry production system can be financially rewarding. There are several varieties of apple to be considered for selection before planting for successful apple production. The four major varieties which dominate the world production are red delicious, Golden delicious, Rome beauty and galas. Investment 30-35,000/hect More Banana Plantations With about 2.1 million people living in the urban centers of the Amhara Region, there is a potential of high consumption of bananas provided that the fruit is supplied to the market at affordable prices. If we assume that at least 30 percent of the urban residents of the Region can afford to consume 2 kgs of bananas per head per week, the annual consumption of the fruit will be 655,200 quintals or 6552 tons of bananas. This is about the most reasonable and realistic estimate given the low per capita income of the majority of the urban population. Investment 1.6million/50hectare More Seed Multiplication and Distribution Centers Seed multiplication and distribution centers are production, storage and marketing enterprises where selected seeds (natives and foreign) are harvested and stored in selected locations of the Region and distributed to farmers in the Region. These centers could have specialized seed multiplication functions in different agri-ecological zones depending on the type of seeds required in each zone. The seeds to be multiplied will be those of high yielding varieties and/or disease resistant or which in general have a superior quality than seeds being used in current farming practices. Investment 1.6million/200hectare Small Scale Pineapple Plantation Pineapples are one of the most favorite fruits in many countries. The fruits can be consumed as they are in their ripened natural state or they can be processed to make desserts, fruit salads, cakes, certain dishes, dried and stimulating drinks. Pineapples grow in temperate zones and in the highland areas of the tropics. Besides local consumption, the fruits can be exported to generate foreign exchange. Investment  210,000/50hectare  More Bamboo furniture Bamboo furniture are furniture made from bamboo trees. The furniture are used in homes, traditional restaurants, and in some offices and large commercial centers. The furniture include tables, chairs, shelves and other household items, Baskets, doors and windows can also be made from bamboo.  Investment 550,000 for 500 tables and 10,000 chairs per year More

Electrical and electronics business in Ethiopia

 

Computer and Photocopiers Assembly 

 

Market Potential: So far our country is one of the least computerized countries in the world. It has one of the lowest per capita ownership of computers. It is also one of the least connected to the global information super highway. But the level of computer use has increased during the last five years; and the use of this machine is increasing at an increasing rate. Every year .......

Ultra Violet Fly Repellant

 

Ultra violet fly (insect) repellant is a device which operates with a principle of attracting the flying insects with an ultra violet light and killing them with electric shock. Photo positive flying insects which are attracted with ultra violet light source can be flies, mosquitoes, moths, etc. These insects cause annoyance, contamination and diseases. They can not be cleared or controlled by the conventional method of chemical spraying as the poisonous chemical would contaminate the food or medicine and pollute the atmosphere.

The device is provided with a grid made of steel wire rods which is electrified at 3000 by means of which the insects are electrocuted when they come in contact with the system. The dead insects are collected in try at the bottom of the machine. The device can be made .....

Dry Cell Battery Making Plant

The product is handy and is used in urban and rural areas by each household.  In areas particularly of darkness the flashlights and in absence of electricity transistor radios and lamps use dry cell batteries.  They are demanded by..

Electric Stove Assembly Plant

 

The problems of fuel and charcoal scarcity and associated rising cost are prevalent in the Region.  There is an acute problem of deteriorating natural forest condition due to deforestation.  The main reason for deforestation is usage of wood as fuel for preparation of food.  It is highly essential to have an alternative fuel resource to tackle the problem.  The manufacturing of electric stove will reduce the problem at large.  Presently there is no factory that produces Electric Stove in the Region.   

 

Printed Circuit Boards Making Plant

 

Printed circuit boards are needed in almost all electrical and electronic products and these products are many both in kind and number. One can witness the type and quantity of electrical and electronic products that are available in the market by going through some market areas in Addis Ababa and all other large and small urban centers in the country. There is too much in variety and too many in number.  Most of these numerous electrical and electronic products use printed circuit boards for their operation. They can not repartee without CPBs. The volume of imports of electrical and electronic products.......

 

 

 

Welding Electrode Making Plant

Welding takes place in garages, factories, construction sites, metal fabrication workshops, in technical training centers, etc.  And for all these welding activates, thousands of tons of electrode are imported to the country every year.  Though welding operations is known to increase as the economy grows, no attempt has been made, so far, to produce sufficient quantities of electrodes in the country.  This is an activity which has been neglected and which an investor.....

Television Assembly Plant

 

Of the 400,000 urban families in the Amhara region only 20 percent are believed to have television sets. The other 80 percent want to own this particular electronic device but they are not able to posses the device mainly because they can not afford. One factor that makes television sets unaffordable to Ethiopian families is that the imported sets are too expensive. The reason for this is that labor cost for television assembly is expensive in television exporting countries. On top of this, there are........

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Plastic and rubber businesses

Black Insulating Tape Making Plant

1.         Product Description:  This is a very handy plastic-like item which finds usage in a wide number of applications.  It consists of adhesive tape which is a good insulator and can be applied to an exposed conducting surface in order to from an insulating layer over it.  Black insulating tape is used in electrical fitting works, with cables, electrical motors and other electrical equipment and instruments.

2.         Rationale: Any place where there are electrical installations, one finds black insulating tapes.  Given this, it is easy to imagine the quantity of black insulating tapes being used in the country; it is probably in the hundreds of thousands of rolls.  Again like so many other industrial products, black insulating tapes are imported for domestic consumption.  However, this product could easily be produced in the country.  If promoted effectively investors in the Amhara region could produce insulating tapes for the national and regional market.

Fiber Glass Reinforced Plastic Products Making Plant

1. Product Description:- Fiber glass reinforced plastics are relatively a new group of man-made material used for construction and are essentially a combination of resinous polymers (thermosetting) with strengthening materials such as glass fibers, asbestos, etc. The combination is usually maintained by the impregnation processes. Woven clothes of fiber glass or non-woven mats are impregnated by reinforcing materials to a hard and infusible state under conditions ranging from room temperature and atmospheric pressure. The plastics are unique in nature. The products made from these plastics are light in weight, they contain high tensile strength corrosion restance chemically inert as well as high heat, electrical and sound insulation resistant. Road and railway tanker bodies, bulk cargo containers, refrigerated containers, car bodies, helicopter rotors, bath tubs, sinks, decorative translucence building panels and roofing sheets are some sheets are some specific products made from fiber glass reinforced plastics. 

Medical facilities making Plant

1.         Product Description: Like conventional syringes, plastic syringes are used for injections muscular as well as intravenous but the difference is that disposable syringes and needles are disposed of immediately after using them once.  So every injection requires a new syringe and needle.  Disposable syringes are made of plastics with nozzle and sold with needles.  Disposable needles have plastic holders and they are presterilized and do not require any sterilization while using them.  However, they cannot resist high temperature.

2.         Rationale: Medical facilities are expanding in the Amhara Region though health coverage of the Region is the lowest among the major regions of the country.  With 19 million people living in the Region, millions of syringes and needles are used every year in the Region.  With HIV/AIDs being a major health hazard in the Region, the use of disposable syringes and needles has become an absolute must for people to protect themselves against diseases like HIV/AIDs.  Given the health situation of the country, one could have expected to find a factory which produces the above products established by the government. Providing disposable syringes and needles should have been considered as an emergency situation.  Having more than 25 percent of the country’s population, the Amhara Region should promote the establishment of a plant which can produce disposable syringes and needles.

PVC Cables Making Plant

1.         Product Description:  PVC cables are of many types.  They include (a) PVC insulated service drop wire which consists of three PVC insulated twined wires and is used for service connections; (b) twin twisted PVC insulated cord consisting of electrical appliances, (c) flat type PVC insulated cord consisting of two parallel vinyl insulated wire for electrical appliances (d) round type insulated cord with a twin twisted PVC coated wire sheathed with round PVC sheathing.  (e) PVC insulated overhead wire with 20 to 30 core wires of about 0.5 mm diameter twisted together and covered with PVC (f) PVC insulated control cable for electrical appliances, low voltage distribution, indoor telephone wire, wiring of switch boards and low tension cables for automobiles.

2.         Market Potential:  Domestic production of PVC cable (electric wires) between 2000 and 2004 was on average 13.060 million meters per year.  The production of this product during the five year period ranged between 19.917 million meters in 2004 and 3.073 million meters in 2003.  Due to the rapid expansion of the building construction industry, domestic production of PVC cables does not satisfy the ever increasing demand for this product.  As a result some special types of PVC cables are being imported.  In addition, PVC cables used for electrical appliances are not produce in the country and they are imported.  The Amhara Region roughly consumes about twenty percent of the PVC cable need of the country.  Its share of consumption from domestic PVC production was about 2.612 million meters per year between 2000 and 2004.  Since there is no plant which produces PVC cable in the Region, all the PVC cable requirement of the Region is imported from Addis Ababa.  The existing level of demand for PVC cables in the Region can absorb the production of a small PVC cable making plant to be established in the Region.

Synthetic Marble Producing Plant

1. Product Description: synthetic marble which is resin binding with an appropriate filler extender is an imitated substitute for quarry marble. Synthetic marble products are industrially processed marble like imitation products manufactured from composite chemical like polyester and inorganic materials such as marble powder, limestone, granite, sand, etc. These products have advantages such as longer life, better varieties of colors, greater manufacturing flexibility and shorter production time. These “man-made marble” are used mainly for commercial buildings, interior decorations, sanitary fixtures, institutional premises, etc. Due to their refractory and heat resistant characteristics, synthetic marble products are used for hearth construction as well. 
2. Market Potential: Synthetic marbles have been introduced to the Ethiopian market during the last ten years. During this time, the use of synthetic marbles has increased quite substantially in all major urban centers of the country. Practically all sanitary fittings and interior decorations in big building are made of synthetic marbles. As building construction of all types is expanding in every part of the country, the demand for synthetic marble is also expanding. The unit price of synthetic marble is much lower than the price of natural or quarry marble. This is a major factor to increase the demand for synthetic marble. According to a recent study, synthetic marble is projected to have a demand of 435000 kgs. per year in 2006. 

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Assembly and fabrication of small machines

Assembly & Fabrication of Mechanical Seed Cleaners

1. Description: Mechanical seed cleaners are used for seed clearing and grading in small scale operation. Seed cleaning and grading enhance the quality of the seeds and thereby the value of the seeds. In rural areas farmers will get more for their grains if they use these mechanical cleaners for cleaning and grading their marketable surplus.

2. Rationale: The Amhara Region is more than 90 percent agricultural; But farming is traditional where there is very little modernization in harvest and post-0harvest operations. Cleaning and grading of seeds especially using mechanical devices is almost unheard of Due to lack of cleaning operation, the quality of farm produces are considered as inferior because of the presence of foreign matters like dirt, dust, sand, etc with the grain. This problem can be rectified if mechanical seed cleaners are introduced and popularized in the Region. This project idea is one attempt for promoting the establishment of a plant that produces seed cleaning machines in the Region.

Assembly of Small Diesel Engines

1. Product Description: As power generating units, diesel engines have multiple purposes. Motor vehicles, agricultural machinery, irrigation pumps, electric power generators, etc, use diesel engines to receive power for doing certain functions.

2. Rationale: All types of diesel generators are imported into the country, and this import will increase as the economy expands requiring more power. Diesel engines come in different sizes, and each engine is composed of many parts and components. Due to economies of scale, many diesel engine parts are manufactured by specialized manufacturing units and they are supplied to manufacturing-cum-assembling units. Considering the importance of diesel engines, there is a strong need at the national and regional level to start; at least, assembling the engines from imported parts and components. Through assembling, we can learn manufacturing and fabrication of parts. This is how the development of basic industries in any country takes place --- assemble-fabricate-manufacture.

Small Scale Steel Plant

1. Product Description: Steel is a product basically made form iron and a small amount of carbon. There are different types of steel depending on their carbon content. Low carbon steel contains less than 0.25% carbon. Medium steel contains between 0.25 and 0.70% carbon. The amount of carbon in steel determines the physical characteristics of the steel. When steel is produced by adding some amount of other metals, this is called alloy steel. Steel is the foundation of an industrial economy. All heavy machinery and equipment are made from steel. Railways, ships, trains, motor vehicles, heavy duty trucks, earth moving machines, tanks, guns, artillery, bridges, dams, high rising buildings, production machines and many other products small and large are basically made from steel.

2. Market Potential: Steel is used for making different products. At an early stage of development steel is used based products. In the context of the Amhara region, production of steel will be used to produce small hand tools such as farm implements, construction tools and also to produce some components of small machines that could be assembled and fabricated in the region. Metal sheets made from steel can be used to fabricate and assemble grinding mills, hollow blocks making machines, wind mills, oil mills and other similar products. In short to build an industrial economy where machines produce other machines, where machines produce metal based products, the production of steel is a basic requirement. If the Amhara region is to have a strong industrial economy in the future, a start has to be made now. And that start is to build a small scale steel making plant.

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