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Groundnut Oil, Fruit, Rice and Fish By-Product Plants for The Gambia

Find the groundnut, fruit, rice and fish by-product plants that relate to The Gambia, and send your site details for a technical proposal.

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  • 13 products in 7 categories, listed for Gambia
  • Engineering and manufacturing scope confirmed in the technical proposal

Kadali Africa Ventures Limited has offices in Accra, Ghana and Kano, Nigeria, and no office in Gambia; enquiries from Gambia are handled from the Accra office.

Processing in Gambia

A river country with groundnuts, rice and fisheries

The Gambia is a long, low-lying strip of land that flanks the Gambia River, whose downstream reaches are estuarine and lined with mangroves. The climate is dry for most of the year, with a single rainy season from June to September, and agricultural activity is concentrated along the river banks. Groundnuts are grown by farmers alongside cashew and sesame, rice is planted mainly in the central to western parts of the country, horticulture is a recognised sector, and so are fisheries.

Those raw materials point to a clear set of processing steps. Groundnuts are shelled, cleaned, pressed and filtered for oil, with the press cake used further. Fruit can be pressed for juice and concentrated, or sliced and dehydrated. Paddy is parboiled and dried, and fish processing leaves heads, frames and offal from which oil can be recovered.

Cooperatives, women's groups, small food companies and exporters of dried ingredients are typical candidates. Compact, flexible plants, and the option to run several crops through the same drying or evaporation equipment, are likely to matter more than very large single-purpose lines.

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Products Relevant to Gambia

13 of the 73 products in the catalogue are listed for Gambia, in 7 categories: Herbal, Botanical & Nutraceutical Extraction (1), Fruit & Vegetable Processing (2), Starch, Flour, Edible Oil & Food Processing (1), Drying & Dehydration Systems (5), Cereals, Tubers & Sugar Processing (1), Specialty African Botanical & Natural Ingredients (1), Specialty Food, Beverage & By-Product Processing (2). The plants for Gambia’s own raw materials come first. A listing is a catalogue listing, not a statement of demand or supply; the final configuration depends on your raw material, target product and capacity.

Groundnuts

Groundnuts are grown by farmers, and with shelling, cleaning, pressing and filtering equipment the oil and press cake can be sold instead of only raw nuts.

Fruit and horticultural produce

Surplus fruit in the season can be pressed to juice and concentrated, or sliced and dehydrated, and juice and dehydration equipment is relevant to producers facing a short fresh-fruit window.

Rice

Rice grown in rainfed lowland, tidal wetland and irrigated fields is wet at harvest, so parboiling and drying equipment is relevant to small mills that want to reduce breakage and store grain safely.

Fish by-products

Fish processing leaves heads, frames and offal at processing sites, and oil and meal can be recovered from this waste stream by fish oil recovery and by-product equipment instead of disposing of it.

Also Listed for Gambia

The rest of the catalogue

More Plants and Equipment, by Category

The other 60 products of the 73-product catalogue, by category. A product that is not listed for Gambia is not ruled out: tell us your raw material and target product. Request a technical proposal

Planning a project in Gambia

What to Settle Before You Ask for a Proposal

  • Small domestic scale

    The Gambia is a narrow strip of land, so plants should be sized for local volumes that can realistically be collected and, where relevant, for dried or concentrated products that can be exported in compact form.

  • River banks and flooding

    Agricultural activity is concentrated along the Gambia River, so a plant near river-bank farms shortens haulage, but many river banks are flooded during the rains, so low-lying sites need checking.

  • Dry season sun

    A climate that is dry for most of the year suits solar-assisted drying of fruit and grain, though the rainy months from June to September still call for a heated back-up so that output does not stop.

Industries to read next

  • Agro & Food Processing Solutions

    Groundnut oil, fruit juice, rice and fish by-product plants form the food-processing side in The Gambia, and are relevant to small and mid-scale processors.

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  • Industrial Drying & Dehydration Solutions

    The long dry period suits solar-assisted drying for fruit and rice, with hot-air systems as a back-up for the wetter months.

    Read the industry page
From enquiry to delivery for Gambia

From Enquiry to a Running Plant

  1. 1Engineering
  2. 2Manufacturing
  3. 3Installation
  4. 4Commissioning
Working with us from Gambia

Enquiries for Gambia Projects

Kadali Africa Ventures Limited, Accra

421, University Road
Sowutuom
Accra, Ghana

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FAQ

Questions About Plants for Gambia

What groundnut oil equipment is relevant to producers in The Gambia?

Groundnuts are grown by farmers in The Gambia, so groundnut oil plants for shelling, cleaning, pressing and filtering are the relevant range. A proposal would be sized to your nut supply and to how you plan to use the oil and the press cake.

Can fruit be pressed for juice or dehydrated in The Gambia?

Fruit can be pressed for juice and concentrated, or sliced and dehydrated for a longer shelf life. Fruit juice and dehydration equipment is relevant to these steps, and the design depends on your fruit type, volumes and season length; scope is confirmed in the technical proposal.

Is a small plant possible for a cooperative in The Gambia?

Small processors can ask for a proposal sized to their own raw material rather than to a large generic line. Share your raw material, seasonal quantity and available power in your enquiry, and the technical proposal will be based on those details.

Does Kadali Africa Ventures have an office in Gambia?

Kadali Africa Ventures Limited has offices in Accra, Ghana and Kano, Nigeria, and none in Gambia. Engineering and manufacturing scope for each product is confirmed in the technical proposal.

What should I send for a Gambia project proposal?

Use the form on this page. Give your raw material, the product you want to make, the capacity and its basis (for example kg per hour or tonnes per day) and your site.

Planning a project in Gambia?

Send your raw material, target product and capacity. We will come back with the process route and equipment scope for your project.

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