AYANGO BIODIESEL

Submitted by admin on July 25, 2023

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Short Description

To increase harvesting capacity through purchase of tools of trade (chainsaws, PPE, etc)

Debt

Grant

To increase harvesting capacity through purchase of tools of trade (chainsaws, PPE, etc)

R500 000 - R5 Million

ROI - 35% pa

This is a Private Sector Opportunity

• Job Creation

• SMME Development

• Socio-economic Development

• Net Biodiversity Gains

• Food Security

Investment Opportunity at a Glance

Fully Restituted land with title deeds
The land is owned by the community

Private Limited

Core Operations

Clearing of invasive alien species
Biomass beneficiation so as to drive economic benefit in addition to environmental benefit
Job creation to the unemployable due to lack of skills and education
Saving of water that is otherwise consumed by the invasive aliens
Enhancing biodiversity impact through clearing of invasive alien species

Investment Range Required
‍R500 000- R5 million

Type of Investment Required
‍Capital Expenditure
Infrastructure Funding
Working Capital
Other Goods & Services

Funding Type for Financial Requirements
‍Debt, Grant

Non-Financial Requirements
‍Capacity building

Job creation
Saving water
Clearing invasive alien species with a view to optimise biomass for beneficiation purposes
Creating grazing land for the livestock

Abundance of invasive alien species: black wattle and eucalyptus
Trained and experienced staff members since they were involved in other related invasive alien clearing activities
Ready export market for firewood with an Off-take agreement over a 5 year period
Access to the forest/farm where the trees are
Logistics costs are mitigated