UNVEILING THE OPPORTUNITIES IN THE GARRI BUSINESS. Cassava is the new goldmine in agribusiness. Cassava is an important food crop in the tropics as well as across the world.The opportunities in the cassava value chain are enormous.
There are more links and chains evolving and unfolding with increased innovation and technology.
Cassava contributes to diets of over 800 million people, in some areas of Africa it constitutes over 50% of the daily diet of the population.
This shows that there is a very large market for it within Nigeria and overseas. Cassava is a money spinner as more and more value can be harnessed for local and international
consumption through innovative products.
UNVEILING THE OPPORTUNITIES IN THE GARRI BUSINESS:
WHY GARRI? why the niche? this is why!!! Garri is easily accessible, affordable and a larger portion of the population are accustomed to the food.
Echbee foods thus decided to fortify what was already common in most homes to achieve our purpose of balanced meal with garri.
Opportunities in the garri business : garri can be an empowerment tool for women to create wealth and zero hunger. Some states are using garri to create business opportunities for farmers and members of the community.
Great opportunities from garri as a National treasure can promote export and create jobs. These are some of the opportunities in the garri business. The use of garri instead of wheat to bake will save the government 6 billion dollars annually, which is the amount of money spent on importation of wheat.
The promotion of the use of garri instead of flour will achieve the following:
1) create more jobs.
2)create more nutritious products for children within and outside the country.
3) increased cassava cultivation, more money for farmers especially women frying the
garri.
Garri can be used to replace wheat flour thus making it suitable to bake
bread, make pastries, pies, doughnut and so many other products. A new innovation has emerged where garri is used to make
wholesome cereal for people of all ages.
