Business Plan On The Establishment Small And Medium Scale Tomato Paste Production Factory.

i. Executive Summary

   Our company is a Limited Liability Company based in Lagos, Nigeria. It is a business set up with a clear, dedicated and committed vision, to excel and grow into one of the best Agro based industries in Lagos which has taken advantage of the abundant raw materials produced to create goods for export. The proposed plant will be built in Lagos, Nigeria.

We also have acquired recently a 10,000 hectares plant land in the same region for cultivating of tomato. Our processing plant we believe will be run by a team of experts that include Mr…………….. as the General Manager. It is also important to note that our company is registered as a limited liability company.

We believe that our plant will have tomato processing capacity of about 14 tons per day. We plan to make arrangements for skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled manpower, raw materials and plant housing as necessary for the success of our business.

We also believe that we will provide funding for machinery, skilled manpower, take-off capital, among other things through loan from BOA. Our management will jointly organize for marketing of manufactured tomato paste.

Advantages of Tomato Processing

 According to Goldberg (2011) the following reasons amongst others are some of the advantages why food is processed:

1.     Processing protects food against spoilage.

2.     Processing of tomato makes it to last long.

3.     It adds value to tomato.

4.     Processing tomato makes it to be available most of the time.

5.     It makes transportation easier.

6.     Processing food increases profitability.

7.     It lowers the cost during off season.

8.     Processing makes it easy to store food.

9.     Processing of food makes it to be safe for consumption.

Disadvantages of Processed Tomato

MANUAL ON ESTABLISHMENT OF A CATFISH FARM

Contents i. Introduction Ii.Pond construction 1.    Which space do i use to grow my fish? 1.1Ponds 1.2 Raceways 1.3 Stocking       2.0 Economic analysis/cost analysis of cat fish (2000 stocking capacity)      3.0 How do I prepare my pond for fish?      3.1 Creating a dark environment      3.2 Covering the pond with mosquito mesh net      3.3 Running-in your quality water      3.4 Washing off cement      3.5 Carrying out water test      3.6 Fertilization      4.0 Where do I buy my fingerlings?      4.1 Never buy your fingerlings from the wild      4.2 Take from your stock      4.3 Identification of species of catfish      4.4 With what do I feed my fish?      4.1 Formulated feed      4.2 Fish meal      4.3 Composition of some useful ingredients      4.4 Feed formulation and manufacture      4.5 Feed types and feed allowance      4.6 Homemade feeds     4.7 Feed storage and quality     4.8 Feeding advanced fingerlings to harvestable size fish     4.9 Storage of pellet feeds for fish on a farm     4.10 Time and frequency of feeding

BUSINESS PLAN ON SMALL & MEDIUM SCALE TOMATO PASTE PROCESSING PLANT

i. Executive Summary

   Our company is a Limited Liability Company based in Lagos, Nigeria. It is a business set up with a clear, dedicated and committed vision, to excel and grow into one of the best Agro based industries in Lagos which has taken advantage of the abundant raw materials produced to create goods for export. The proposed plant will be built in Lagos, Nigeria.

We also have acquired recently a 10,000 hectares plant land in the same region for cultivating of tomato. Our processing plant we believe will be run by a team of experts that include Mr…………….. as the General Manager. It is also important to note that our company is registered as a limited liability company.

We believe that our plant will have tomato processing capacity of about 14 tons per day. We plan to make arrangements for skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled manpower, raw materials and plant housing as necessary for the success of our business.

We also believe that we will provide funding for machinery, skilled manpower, take-off capital, among other things through loan from BOA. Our management will jointly organize for marketing of manufactured tomato paste.

Advantages of Tomato Processing

 According to Goldberg (2011) the following reasons amongst others are some of the advantages why food is processed:

1.     Processing protects food against spoilage.

2.     Processing of tomato makes it to last long.

3.     It adds value to tomato.

4.     Processing tomato makes it to be available most of the time.

5.     It makes transportation easier.

6.     Processing food increases profitability.

7.     It lowers the cost during off season.

8.     Processing makes it easy to store food.

9.     Processing of food makes it to be safe for consumption.

Disadvantages of Processed Tomato