Business Plan for Cassava Flour Manufacturing

What is cassava flour?
Cassava flour is made by grating and drying the fibrous cassava root. It’s a great substitute for wheat and other flours. You can use it in any recipe that calls for wheat flour, making baking and cooking gluten-free meals easy. Cassava flour is very rich in carbohydrates.

Uses of cassava flour
Here are some of the ways a person can use cassava flour:
In baking: To replace wheat flour in a number of recipes, including:
o bread
o muffins
o cookies
o cakes
o brownies
In pasta: To make pasta dough.
Flatbreads: Cassava flour is great for making flatbreads and tortillas that a person could toast or grill.

Customer Analysis
The main users of cassava are household, individuals, Bakers, manufacturers.

Market analysis
Cassava flour is gluten-free. Many people consider it the most similar gluten-free alternative to wheat flour and yam flour in terms of taste and texture. This makes it a great gluten-free alternative to wheat flours in baking and cooking. In Nigeria some of the producer of cassava flour includes:
Ayoola Foods Limited, Niji Foods Nig. Ltd.

Business Opportunities
In 2020, global production of cassava root was 303 million tonnes, with Nigeria as the world’s largest producer, producing 20% of the world total (table). Other major growers were Democratic Republic of the Congo and Thailand.
This business plan provides the information needed to make decisions about starting a cassava flour manufacturing plant. It is designed to attract investors to the business.