Processing cassava roots into high quality cassava flour

Bakery industries in my community face the problem of expensive and insufficient wheat flour supply resulting to expensive bakery products, I intend processing cassava roots into high quality cassava flour and supply to bakeries at affordable rate to enable them produce affordable bakery products.

Due to the problem of expensive and insufficient supply of wheat flour faced by bakeries in my community, bakery products are expensive making it difficult for the poor to purchase bakery products. Cassava is available and affordable in my community and I intend processing cassava roots into high quality cassava flour and supply to bakeries at affordable rate. This will enable bakeries to produce affordable bakery products, making it possible for the poor to purchase bakery products satisfactorily, improve the livelihood of farmers and save on foreign exchange.

My solution intends to solve the problem of expensive and insufficient flour supply to bakeries and supply affordable flour to them using available and affordable raw materials to enable them produce more affordable bakery products for the people. Instead of the normal traditional way of food  processing in my community, my solution will bring about agricultural innovation and mechanization, improve the livelihood of farmers and save on foreign exchange.

The major raw material that I need in providing my solution is cassava roots, and cassava is available and affordable in my community. This will enable me to supply affordable products to bakeries. Also for consistency and reliability in the supply of cassava roots which is the major raw material that I need in providing my solution, I intend partnering with farmers associations in my community.

Due to the problem of expensive and insufficient wheat flour supply faced by bakeries in my community, the price of bakery products has been increased to about 15 percent, making it difficult for the poor to purchase bakery products. Since cassava is available and affordable in my community, I can be able to process cassava roots into high quality cassava flour and supply to bakeries at affordable rate which will help in decreasing the price of bakery products, making it possible for the poor to purchase bakery products.

Poor people in my community able to purchase bakery products - Decrease in the price of bakery products

Improvement in the livelihood of farmers - Increase in the sales of agricultural products

In my community, cassava is mostly boiled or fermented into food, making the opportunities in cassava farming limited. From my research, I discovered that cassava have more to offer than just being boiled or fermented into food. Cassava can earn extra income for farmers, provide employment opportunities and serve as food reserve. There is need to move from the normal traditional way of food processing to innovative and mechanized food processing and my idea will help to bring about agricultural innovation and mechanization in my community.

My solution involves different processes and partnership chains that will involve the people starting from the supply of cassava roots from farmers, the processing of the cassava roots and the supply of my products to bakeries by agents or distributors.

Cassava roots is the major raw material that I need to provide my solution and it is available and affordable in my community, making it possible for me to be able to produce affordable products and supply to bakeries which will enable them to produce affordable bakery products for the people.

I intend selling my products to bakeries to generate revenue. Because of the affordability and availability of cassava roots in my community which is the major raw material that I need in manufacturing my products and through my partnership with farmers associations in my community, I can be able to sell my products to bakeries at affordable rate as well as generating revenue.

Improper drying of mash may lead to mould in stored flour.                 

Inconsistent supply of power may delay the consistent processing and production of my products.

Rusty equipment and delay in pressing and drying the grated mash may lead to bad smell of the flour.

Poor ventilation in storage area and the use of porous or damaged packaging materials may lead to contaminated products. 

If very bitter cassava roots is used, it may result to poisonous products.

In line with the challenge of expensive wheat flour faced by bakeries in my community which has resulted to expensive bakery products, I am applying to SOLVE to showcase the idea that I have in solving the problem using the available and affordable raw materials in my community. If my idea is implemented and established, I believe it will help bakeries in my community to produce a more affordable bakery products for the people.

I have started engaging in talks with the farmers' associations in my community concerning what I intend doing and my intention to partner with them for reliability, affordability and consistency and they welcomed and applauded my idea. 

Tapioca flour and cassava starch are the major competition in the industry.