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Cassava Processing

Turning cassava into gari, starch or flour multiplies the farm-gate value — and gari never goes out of demand.

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Business structure

A processing unit grating, pressing and roasting cassava into packaged gari, high-quality cassava flour or industrial starch.

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Capital requirements

All figures in Ghana Cedis (GHs). These are planning estimates — get quotes from local suppliers before committing money.

Production machineryGHs 24,000 – GHs 145,000
Raw materials and packagingGHs 10,000 – GHs 60,000
Factory space and power backupGHs 11,000 – GHs 66,000
EPA, GSA and FDA certificationGHs 5,000 – GHs 30,000
Total initial investmentGHs 50,000 – GHs 300,000
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Licensing & permits

The compliance path in Ghana, from registration through to sector regulators.

  1. 1Reserve the name and register the business at the Office of the Registrar of Companies (ORC)
  2. 2Get a TIN linked to your Ghana Card and register for tax at the nearest GRA office
  3. 3Apply for a Business Operating Permit from your Metropolitan, Municipal or District Assembly
  4. 4Obtain an EPA environmental permit for the production site
  5. 5Certify the product with the Ghana Standards Authority and FDA where consumable
  6. 6Register the business and your staff with SSNIT once you start paying salaries
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Target market

  • Market wholesalers
  • Supermarkets and provision shops
  • Breweries and industrial starch buyers
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Risk assessment

01

Power reliability — a generator is a cost line, not an option

02

Imported raw material costs moving with the cedi

03

Idle capacity while you build distribution

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Competition from cheaper imports of the same product

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Marketing strategies

  1. 1Get shelf space in Melcom, supermarkets and provision stores through distributors
  2. 2Attend trade fairs and the Made-in-Ghana bazaars for wholesale leads
  3. 3Sell factory-direct to institutions on standing monthly orders
  4. 4Invest in packaging that carries the GSA and FDA marks visibly

Fees, levies and permit requirements change. Confirm the current position with the Office of the Registrar of Companies, the Ghana Revenue Authority and your Metropolitan, Municipal or District Assembly before you spend.

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