Regional Markets

3 Cases
Table 3.4 Profit margins for processing groundnuts
Activity # Unit cost Total amount
Purchase 1000 165 165,000
Trading margin 1000 8.5 8,500
Transport 1000 10 10,000
Weighing 1000 1 1,00
Monitoring fees 1000 1.5 1,500
Handling 1000 0.8 800
Decorticate 1000 8 8,000
Winnowing 1000 3 3,000
Sorting* 700 3 2,100
Production 308 25 7,700
Packaging 16 500 8,000
Label 16 250 4,000
Electricity 3,000
Other 3,000
Total expenses 225,600
Oil sale (44% yields) 308 800 246,400
Cattle cake (Wholesale) 392 60 23,520
Total sales 269,920
Margin 44,320
*(yield of 70% = 700 kg)
Main achievements
• The recognition of CCPA as a certified agent to produce seeds, in collaboration with
the national agricultural research institute and agriculture technical services.
• CCPA taking part in determining groundnut prices and influencing the government’s
provision of subsidies. As a result the CCPA became a credible farmers organisation
with access to credit from the national agricultural development bank.
• Improving the lives and livelihoods of smallholder women farmers through increased
incomes from sales of the groundnut and its derivatives (groundnut oil, cake, soap,
paste, flour etc.). Some of the products have been awarded prizes for superior quality.
• Empowering women in both economic and social terms, changing the power dynamics
as women now actively participate in decision-making.
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