The Agric Processing Playbook — Turn Cheap, Perishable Produce Into Products That Sell for More

AT HARVEST, EVERYONE HAS IT. AFTER PROCESSING, ONLY YOU DO.

Cassava, plantain, palm fruit, groundnut and fish all spoil fast and sell cheaply at harvest. Processing turns them into products that keep, travel and sell all year.

This playbook takes you through 8 processing businesses you can start small — with real yields from research institutes, step-by-step processes, quality checks and the rules for selling in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and Zambia.

Inside:

✅ The processing equation: yield, cost per kg and margin, with a fill-in worksheet

✅ How to choose the right product for your area

✅ Garri and fufu — yields, process, what buyers judge you on

✅ High-quality cassava flour for bakeries and factories

✅ Plantain flour — process, shelf life, pack sizes that sell

✅ Palm oil — extraction, quality checks, avoiding sour oil

✅ Groundnut oil and kuli-kuli — and how to prevent aflatoxin

✅ Smoked and dried fish — yields, better kilns, selling by grade

✅ Dried tomato and pepper, shea butter and livestock feed

✅ Packaging, labelling and registration: NAFDAC, Ghana FDA, KEBS, ZCSA/ZABS

✅ Selling what you make — sales kit, WhatsApp order template, payment terms

✅ Batch card, 30-day plan and when to scale

Who it's for: farmers, traders and anyone starting a small processing business in Africa.

Honest note: yields are ranges from published research (IITA, FAO, CORAF and others), listed inside. Your own results depend on your materials and skill. No income is guaranteed.

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