Cashew Processing Tanzania: project record
No integrated line supplier existed locally; funding was available in 3 tranches totalling $210,000, so the full line could not be purchased at once. Import logistics through Dar es Salaam were unplanned, and intermittent grid power required generator-compatible equipment.
- Buyer and project
- A cooperative of 1,100 smallholder farmers in Mtwara, Tanzania, building its first processing plant.
- Products and scope
- Cashew processing line: steam shelling, hot-air drying, grading, and vacuum packaging equipment (1.5 t/day raw-nut capacity).
What LifaSourcing.com did
Structured the line into 3 investment phases sized to cash flow and seasonal nut supply.
Shortlisted 10 equipment suppliers with capacity, power-requirement, and after-sales screening.
Designed the line layout for low power draw and generator compatibility.
Prepared the customs, freight, and clearance plan via Dar es Salaam (est. $14,500 logistics cost).
Phase-1 equipment sourced and installed in 11 weeks; 1.2 t/day shelling capacity achieved; 34 new jobs created; break-even projected at 14 months; offtake discussions opened with two exporters.
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