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General information
| Innovation ID | 774 |
| Version ID | 589 |
| Innovation Title | Online Business Plan Tool to Assess the Economic Feasibility of Investment in Flash Dryers in Nigeria, Colombia and the Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Innovation description | This online tool simulates the return on investment (ROI) of a flash dryer system as a function of investment costs and operational costs. The tool uses predetermined information based on the averages of business plans of multiple cassava flour processors operating in highly contrasting business environments in D.R. Congo, Nigeria and Colombia. Data was collected during the RTB Scaling Readiness Flash Dryer project and serve to estimate of ROI, as part of a pre-feasibility study. |
| Reporting Staff | Thierry Tran (CIAT) |
| Year (Reporting) | 2021 |
| Reporting status | Approved |
| Innovation Type | Research and Communication Methodologies and Tools |
Stage reached
| Stage of Innovation | Stage 2: successful piloting |
| Year (Stage) | 2021 |
| Stage Description | After collecting economic data and business plans on cassava flour processing from cassava flour processors in scope countries, an excel tool was created for financial analysis of the investment in flash drying technology. The formulas, databases and other elements of analysis were then incorporated into a a web-based online tool. |
| Has a lead organization | yes |
| Lead Organization | Alliance Bioversity International-International Center for Tropical Agriculture |
| Top 5 contributors | No contributors |
Contributions and mapping
| All partners | |
| Main CRP | CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas |
| Flagship project | FP4-Nutritious RTB food and added value through postharvest intervention |
| Cluster | CA4.2-Raising incomes and improving the health and safety at small and medium cassava processing centers, preferentially for women and youth in rural and urban areas |
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Scope
| Geographic scope | National |
| Regions | |
| Countries | Democratic Republic of the Congo,Colombia,Nigeria |
Targeted outcomes
| Main Sub-IDO | Increased livelihood opportunities |
| Other Sub-IDO | Reduce Market Barriers |
| Other Sub-IDO | Reduced pre- and -post production losses, including those caused by climate change |
Evidences
| Evidences | Workshop for Flash dryer innovations for cassava starch and flour at small scale [https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=o_6pxPKkeeo] Business plan tools for feasibility of flash dryer investment - Website [https://flashdryer.cirad.fr/business-plan-tools] |
Linked Elements
| Milestones |
| Outcome Impact Case |
| Policy |