Agriculture and Agro-processing Sectors Projects
The Chief Executive Officer, Ethanol Company Limited (ETHCO) , P O Box 50, Dwangwa, Malawi • Tel: +265 (0) 1 295 225/ +265 (0) 1 295 200 Fax: +265 (0) 1 295 416 • Mobile: +265 (0) 882 728 899/ +265 (0) 999 958 899.
Email: lchakaniza@ethanolmw.com
Sector/Industry
Agro-Manufacturing - (Bio Fuels) and Spirits
Project Location
The project will be implemented within the area of Traditional Authority (TA) Mphonde in Nkhotakota district.
Project Description
The project encompasses the development of 2,000ha of irrigated sugarcane schemes by the local communities to secure approximately 200,000 tonnes of sugarcane on a sustainable basis to be processed to produce sugarcane juice or syrup as a feedstock for EthCo's ethanol distillery.
Actions Required/ Implementation Arrangements/ Contract Type
The project seeks financiers/equity partners. Shareholding on the distillery can also be discussed.
Availability of Pre-Feasibility Studies, Feasibility Studies, and other Studies
The following study activities related to the project have been completed
• Initial Scoping Study
• Prefeasibility Study
• Bankable Feasibility Study
• ESIA and certificates awarded by DEA
Estimated Cost of the Project
The estimated cost is US$25 million.
The Director, Department of Crop Development, Ministry of Agriculture, P O Box 30145, Lilongwe
Sector/Industry
Agriculture
Project Location
At one of the Ministry's available farms
Project Description
The establishment of a bean commercial farm totaling 420 hectares, and a processing and canning plant with an estimated output capacity of 11,000 metric tons per year. The capital investment centers on the acquisition of an estimated 420 hectares farm and the construction of a 11,000 metric tons bean canning plant. The nucleus farm provides input supply assurance to the processing and canning facility, a supply which is shored up by contract farming arrangement with out-growers. The initial product range could consist of canned red kidney beans and white haricot beans. In line with industry standards, the unit size for canned beans is 400 grams. As a processed product, white haricot beans can be sold either as canned white beans or as baked beans — both of which could command premium prices.
Current Status/ Stage of Project
Not operational
Actions Required/ Implementation Arrangements/ Contract Type
The investment is expected to be run on Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement where Government of Malawi will have shares as it will be expected to provide resources that include land. Local farmers will also have some shares as they will be contracted in form of a nucleus-centered out-grower scheme.
Availability of Pre-Feasibility Studies, Feasibility Studies, and other Studies
None undertaken yet.
Estimated Cost of the Project
Not determined.
Agriculture
Output
Irrigation infrastructure and services – scope, 43,000 hectares including 1/650
Required
An operator for the irrigation infrastructure.
THE GROUP OPERATIONS EXECUTIVE, PRESS CORPORATION LIMITED
P O Box 1227, Blantyre. Malawi • Tel: +265 (0) 1 833 569 • Website: www.presscorp.com
jnthakomwa@mitc.mw
Sector/Industry
Agriculture/Fisheries
Project Location
The project will be located in Nkholosa Estate in Mangochi district. The farm is owned by MALDECO and covers 673 hectares of land and is located 3 kilometers from Lake Malawi.
Project Description
The Foods Company Limited (Maldeco) is the largest supplier of fish in Malawi through capture fisheries and aquaculture. The demand for fish is increasing with population growth and increased standard of living and ur¬banization. The majority of Malawi’s domestic fish supply comes from the Lake Malawi Capture fishery which is showing signs of diminishing yields and future increase in fish capture is not expected. At the moment, the aquaculture production in Malawi is estimated at 1,600 to 2,500 tons per year, representing approximately 2% of capture fishery output.
MALDECO is currently the main supplier of fish on the Malawi Market. The products that are currently sold by Maldeco include fresh, dry and frozen fish which is sold either whole, in chunks or filleted.
Current Status/ Stage of Project
Operational
Actions Required/ Implementation Arrangements/ Contract Type
The project promoter proposes to be the majority shareholder where they will hold at least 51%. The company is seeking equity partners to take up the rest of the stake.
Availability of Pre-Feasibility Studies, Feasibility Studies, and other Studies
The feasibility study for this project was carried out in 2015
Estimated Cost of the Project
The total investment required for all three stages of the project is US$23,372,000.00.
LUCKY PENUMLUNGU/BRIAN RASHIDI, AQUA ENGINEERING LIMITED
P. O. Box 30151, Lilongwe 3. Malawi • Tel: +265 (0) 997 332 255 / 999 951 955
Fax.: +265 1 701 238 • E-mail : rashidibrian@gmail.com/ pedspenumlungu@yahoo.com.
Sector/Industry
Agriculture/Fisheries
Project Location
The project will be located at Khombedza Village, Traditional Authority Bibi Kuluunda, in Salima District, Central Region of Malawi.
Project Description
Aqua-Engineering is a locally incorporated company promoted by two indigenous Malawian entrepreneurs. The company is headquartered in Lilongwe, the Capital City of Malawi and is already undertaking fish pond farming at a small scale.
The project entails an integrated farming project proposed by the Aqua Engineering Limited along the lake shore in the district of Salima. A fish farm will be set up to grow fish in earth ponds adjacent to the lakeshore and some fish will also be grown in cages to be set up in the lake. The earth ponds will be used to produce mainly fingerlings which will be reared in the cages to market size. Some of the earth ponds will however be used to grow fish to market size to supplement the supply from the cages. Some of the fingerlings will be produced for supply to other fish farmers in the country. A commercial chicken and vegetable production unit will also be set up as part of the fish farm to achieve an integrated model.
Current Status/ Stage of Project
Land is available and preliminary conceptual framework for the farm is available
Actions Required/ Implementation Arrangements/ Contract Type
The promoters seek a partner that would take up 51% stake in the project.
Availability of Pre-Feasibility Studies, Feasibility Studies, and other Studies
Some pre-studies are available
Estimated Cost of the Project
The estimated cost of the project is US$341,000.
DIRECTOR OF FISHERIES, DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES
P.O Box 593, Lilongwe • Tel. +265 (0) 1 788 511/571 • Fax. +265 (0) 1788712. Email. fisheriesdept@sdnp.org.mw
Project Location
Kasinthula in Chikwawa at a distance of about 10km south of Chikwawa Boma at 60 meters above sea level and longitude at 340 05’E and latitude 160 00’S.
Kansinthula Fish farm lies on 275 hectares along the Shire River in Chikwawa. The Government desires to transform it into a fish production and processing industrial park and will adopt a modular approach, meaning that it will be segmented into various sized lots e.g. 20 hectares being the largest, then 10 hectares and the lowest 5 hectares so that various categories can be involved in the fish production. These modules will span a total area of 250 hectares, and the remaining 25 hectares will be for factory space, feed mill, hatchery etc.
Current Status/ Stage of Project
Non-operational
Actions Required/ Implementation Arrangements/ Contract Type
Expressions of Interest are invited for promoters who can partner with Government to develop and own for a period the said development.
Availability of Pre-Feasibility Studies, Feasibility Studies, and other Studies
A feasibility is yet to be undertaken
Estimated Cost of the Project
Not determined yet.
DIRECTOR OF FISHERIES, DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES
P.O Box 593, Lilongwe • Tel. +265 (0) 1 788 511/571 • Fax. +265 (0) 1788712.
Email. fisheriesdept@sdnp.org.mw
Project Location
Lake Malawi
Project Description
The project entails commercial fish farming on Lake Malawi.
Current Status/ Stage of Project
Non-operational
Actions Required/ Implementation Arrangements/ Contract Type
Expressions of Interest are invited for promoters who can partner with Government to develop and own for a period the said development.
Availability of Pre-Feasibility Studies, Feasibility Studies, and other Studies
A feasibility is yet to be undertaken
Estimated Cost of the Project
Not determined yet.
Promoter
Jimmy Koreia-Mpatsa, Mpatsa Holdings Limited, P.O Box 3055, Blantyre, Telephone: +265 881 400 800 (Mobile) +265 1 824 556 (Direct), Emails:jimmy@mpatsa.com, mpatsajimmy@gmail.com
Project Location
Khonjeni Estate is a 700 hectare well developed farm situated 15 kilometres from Thyolo Boma in the Southern Region of Malawi while Rathdrum Farm is a 420 hectare well developed farm situated 7 kilometres from Zomba City Centre also in the southern Region of Malawi.
Sector
Agriculture
Project Description
The project entails the introduction of irrigation agriculture to utilize the water bodies existing at Khonjeni and Rathdrum Farms..
Khonjeni farm has 200 cattle, a dam covering 37 hectares of land with a capacity of 3 billion Litres of water, Solar Irrigation equipment covering 40 hectares of the farm and Irrigation pumps with capacity to irrigate 400 hectares (mixture of Brahman and Zebu).
Crops Cultivated include Flue Cured Tobacco, Burley Tobacco, Maize, Groundnuts, Soya, Rice, Beans, Castrol seed, vegetables, Coffee and Macademia.
Rathdrum farm has 16 steel Tunnels for curing/drying tobacco, fruits and vegetables and 2 Newly constructed dams. Crops cultivated at the farm include Flue Cured Tobacco, Burley Tobacco, Maize, Groundnuts, Soya, Beans, Rice, Castrol seed, Vegetables.
Current Status/ Stage of Project
Operational
Actions Required/ Implementation Arrangements/ Contract Type
Investors are sought to finance the project with initial working capital to increase the area under irrigation at Khonjeni, to Install irrigation facilities at Rathdrum and to convert the two farms to Macadamia farms
Estimated Cost of the Project
The cost of the project to be determined after undertaking the feasibility study
Promoter
Jimmy Koreia-Mpatsa, Mpatsa Holdings Limited, P.O Box 3055, Blantyre, Telephone: +265 881 400 800 (Mobile) +265 1 824 556 (Direct), Emails:jimmy@mpatsa.com, mpatsajimmy@gmail.com
Project Location
Malembo 1 is a 700 hectare farm situated in Malembo (Mangochi) area in the Southern Region of Malawi and Malembo 2 is a 400 hectares farm located 7 kilometers from Malembo 1 and with the same features. The farms have potential of doing well if used for growing Various crops such as Sugarcane, Maize, Groundnuts, Soya and Rice
Sector
Agriculture
Project Description
The project entails Installation of Irrigation facilities at Malembo 1 and 2 farms; Establishment of a Sugar Plantation at Malembo 1 and 2 farms which will be feed stock for Ethanol Plant at Malembo 1and Installation of an Ethanol producing plant at Malembo 1.
Current Status/ Stage of Project
Non-operational
Availability of Pre-Feasibility Studies, Feasibility Studies, and other Studies
Not yet undertaken
Actions Required/ Implementation Arrangements/ Contract Type
The promoter is looking investors who can provide financing to undertake the Feasibility study and initial working capital for the project
Estimated Cost of the Project
The cost of the project to be determined after undertaking the feasibility study
Promoter:
Ms. Grace Mijiga, Managing Director Afri - seed, P.O. Box 395, Lilongwe. Mobile: +265 (0) 991100000. Email: gracemijiga@yahoo.co.uk
Project Location:
Presently, Afri-Seed interventions are mostly concentrated in the Eastern Region of Malawi, and parts of the Central Region, but with potential to extend to the northern and southern regions of the country.
Project Description:
Afri-Seed Limited is a limited liability company incorporated under the Companies Act in Malawi whose business model uses rural women for seed production. The organization’s goal is to achieve a combination of traditional farming methods, irrigation farming and mobile technology to improve the efficiency and quality of legume seed yield. Afri-Seed provides the agri-inputs, access to contract commodity buyers, extension services, grading services, packaging services, and farm mechanization to sustainably achieve its aspired goals.
Afri-Seed is a growing company with huge potential, considering that 90% of Malawi’s economic activities surround agriculture. Presently, annual turnover is in excess of US$2 million. The company’s activities cover soya and groundnut seed production, packaging, hiring out of farming equipment and seed marketing. There is huge demand for these products both on the local, regional and extra-regional markets. Presently, the company has developed pigeon peas on 1,000 hectares (community-based) destined for the export market.
The proposed investment entails purchasing breeder seed and all required farm inputs, purchasing of farm and irrigation equipment, construction of warehouses for seed storage and distribution and purchase of packaging equipment.
Current Status/Stage of Project:
Operational
Actions Required/Implementation Arrangements/Contract Type:
An equity or financial partner.
Availability of Pre-feasibility Studies, Feasibility studies, and Other Studies:
A feasibility study report is available.
Estimated Cost of Project:
The project is estimated at US$2 million to enable cost-effective sustainable operations.
Promoter:
The Chief Executive Officer, National Smallholder Farmers' Association of Malawi (NASFAM), P O Box 30716, Lilongwe 3, Malawi. Tel: +265 (0) 1 772 866 Email: nasfam@nasfam.org. Website: www.nasfam.org
Project Location:
Kanengo Industrial Area, Lilongwe
Project Description:
NASFAM have completed a feasibility study for the development of an agro-processing industrial park that will be set on 10 hectares of land at Kanengo, the primary industrial area in Lilongwe. The facility will offer over 50,000 square metres ofhigh standard warehouse / factory space and office facilities.
The project will be supported by rural warehouses to enable aggregation of primary commodities. Initially, 30 warehouses will be established in carefully selected locations and this figure will rise to 60 in time.
Once completed and fully operational, NASFAM calculates that the Park has potential to:
generate foreign exchange in excess of USD 70 million per annum,
secure direct employment for at least 2,250 people,
generate income for smallholder farmers of over USD35 million per
Current Status/Stage of Project:
Non-operational
Actions Required/Implementation Arrangements/Contract Type:
The project is seeking financial partners. The exact model can be discussed and agreed among the parties.
Availability of Pre-feasibility Studies, Feasibility studies, and Other Studies:
The feasibility study for this project was carried out.
Estimated Cost of Project:
Not provided
Promoter:
The Managing Director, Mr. Richard Kazembe, Cotton Spinners Company Limited, P/Bag 86, Lilongwe, Malawi. Tel: +265 (0) 1 773 330. Mobile: +265 (0) 888 843 482. Fax: +2651775595. Email: richardkazembe@yahoo.com
Project Location:
The project will be located along the Blantyre - Lilongwe Road, which is proximate to the export route of Beira, the shortest export route to extra-regional markets. It is the most proximate to regional markets of Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia and beyond.
Project Description:
Cotton Spinners is a locally owned limited liability company owned by an indigenous Malawian entrepreneur. The company is yet to be operational but the promoter has done substantial assessment studies to establish the potential of the proposed venture.
On average, Malawi produces cotton on about 200,000 hectares in the lower shire valley and the lake shore areas. The lower Shire valley accounts for about 50% of the production, southern region uplands around 36% and the lake shore areas the remaining 14%.
There are currently 11 ginning companies in Malawi with a combined ginning capacity of more than 150,000MT per annum, and only one spinner of cloth in the country.
Current Status/Stage of Project:
Non-operational
Actions Required/Implementation Arrangements/Contract Type:
Equity/Financial partners who can take up at least 49% shareholding in the total project.
Availability of Pre-feasibility Studies, Feasibility studies, and Other Studies:
A feasibility study report is available.
Estimated Cost of Project:
The project is estimated at US$17 million.
Promoter:
Mr. Clement Stambuli, NkhotakotaMilling Company Limited, P.O. Box 38, Nkhotakota, Malawi. Mobile: +265 (0) 999 650 897. Email: chestambuli@yahoo.co.uk
Project Location:
Nkhotakota District.
Project Description:
Nkhotakota Milling Company Limited buys Rice (Paddy) from smallholder farmers, processes it into polished rice and packages it under the brand name SUNGU for sale to off-takers who are mainly chain store owners within the Republic of Malawi. The company owns warehouses which are capable of handling 3000 metric tons of paddy and 1,000 metric tons of polished rice.
The Company intends to capitalize its operations through purchase of more machinery and expansion of its warehousing holding capacity. The company also intends to increase the capacity of its warehouses to accommodate an additional 10,000 metric tons. Additionally, it intends to structure the supply-side capacity in terms of paddy production in the fields.
The project is located on about a hectare of land next to Lake Malawi on which further developments can take place in the future. The outlay of the project infrastructure, apart from the factory facility, comprises the following:
• 3 big and 4 small houses
• 1 big shed (can take up to 2,000 tonnes) and 3 smaller brick sheds
• 1 office building
• 22 smaller houses (for menial workers)
Current Status/Stage of Project:
Operational
Actions Required/Implementation Arrangements/Contract Type:
An equity or financial partner. Terms of any agreed-on arrangement will be discussed between the parties.
Availability of Pre-feasibility Studies, Feasibility studies, and Other Studies:
A feasibility study report is available.
Estimated Cost of Project:
The project is estimated at US$1 million.
Promoter:
Mr. Austin Abillu, Managing Director, Dairy Fresh Company, P O Box 30604, Lilongwe 3. Malawi. Mobile: +265 (0) 999 567 580, +265 (0) 1 773 330. Fax: +265 (0) 1 775 595. Email: aabillu@gmail.com
Project Location:
Chiradzulu District
Project Description:
This project entails a community-based commercial dairy production plant on an impact investment model. The plant will purchase milk from the farmers who will be given dairy cows and will manage them under supervision, and the milk will be purchased exclusively by the plant in which, as an incentive for loyalty, the farmers will have a share in. Thus, value will be added to farmers’ raw milk by pasteurizing it, which will then be packaged and sold to end consumers. The farmers will own part of the shares of the processing company thereby earning dividends from profits and part of their earnings from the processing company will be saved in a local savings cooperative to be formed as part of the project.
A project that will produce wholesome fresh milk, yoghurts and juices. Participating farmers will be grouped into functional and formal cooperatives that will own the dairy cattle. The cooperatives will also own 20% shares in the processing plant and any subsequent value addition activity based on the cooperative activities.
Current Status/Stage of Project: ctions Required/Implementation Arrangements/Contract Type:
The project promoters are looking for financialor equity partners. Shareholding structure will be discussed.
Availability of Pre-feasibility Studies, Feasibility studies, and Other Studies:
No studies undertaken yet.
Estimated Cost of Project:
The project is estimated at US$2.25 million.