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5-8T/H Livestock Feed Pellet Plant in Botswana

After technical solution communication, budget evaluation, and land and power facility matching analysis, the customer finally signed the project contract on April 28, 2022, with a total equipment amount of US$143,000, and chose RICHI to provide complete technical services and remote installation support.

5-8T/H Livestock Feed Pellet Plant in Botswana

OVERVIEW

In Botswana, a landlocked country in southern Africa, animal husbandry is not only a part of traditional agriculture, but also a pillar industry for the survival and development of rural families. The country has a vast territory and a sparse population, rich land resources, and good natural growth conditions for pasture. Especially in the Central District and the northwest, cattle and sheep breeding accounts for a large proportion of the economy.

The initiator of this livestock feed pellet plant in Botswana project is a young agricultural entrepreneur from the southern province of Botswana. His family has been engaged in breeding business for generations, mainly beef cattle, but also goats and a small number of domesticated pigs. During the outbreak of the epidemic in 2019, due to the blockade of transportation channels by neighboring countries such as South Africa and Namibia, the local feed supply chain in Botswana was severely restricted, and feed prices rose by more than 60%.

The customer deeply realized that if he continued to rely on external feed supply, he would always be controlled by others. By independently building a pellet feed processing plant, he can not only solve his own breeding problems, but also supply feed to surrounding herders to create a stable income structure.

On September 22, 2021, the customer submitted an online consultation through the official website of RICHI MACHINERY, expressing the intention of "building a cattle and sheep feed production line with a daily production of more than 20 tons".

After technical solution communication, budget evaluation, and land and power facility matching analysis, the customer finally signed the project contract on April 28, 2022, with a total equipment amount of US$143,000, and chose RICHI to provide complete technical services and remote installation support.

  • Name:

    Animal Feed Pellet Line

  • Country:

    Botswana

  • Date:

    April 28, 2022

  • Capacity:

    5-8T/H

  • Feed Pellet Size:

    2-6mm pellets

  • The install period:

    55 Days

  • Workshop size(L*W*H):

    18m*13m*7m

  • Cost of establishing livestock feed processing plant in Botswana:

    US$143,000

Analysis of Botswana feed raw materials: Abundant local by-products are the biggest advantage

Although Botswana has a semi-arid climate, it is rich in grass, shrubs, and legumes, and the planting industry produces a lot of by-products suitable for livestock feed. Combining customer needs and local agricultural conditions, the RICHI technical team designed a feed formula structure for this livestock feed pellet plant in Botswana based on the following raw materials:

According to different animal breeds and growth periods, customers preset three proportioning strategies, which are suitable for fattening cattle, goats and young domesticated pigs respectively.

Detailed explanation of the process plan: Highly adaptable design for the raw material structure of Botswana

When designing the process flow of this livestock feed pellet plant in Botswana project, the RICHI team fully considered the characteristics of Botswana's diverse raw materials, high fiber content, and high oil content of some raw materials, and combined with the local power supply environment with frequent power fluctuations, designed the following production process with high stability and user-friendly operation:

The main process flow of the sheep cattle feed production line is as follows:

Raw material reception and cleaning → coarse crushing → batching → mixing → conditioning → granulation → cooling → screening → packaging and storage

Process description and raw material adaptation:

  1. First, raw materials such as corn, soybean meal, and cottonseed meal are sent to the raw material silo by the conveying equipment, and then the impurities are removed through the primary screening and iron remover to prevent damage to the crushing and granulation equipment.
  2. After entering the SFSP66×60 crusher, different raw materials are crushed to 0.5–3mm according to the set particle size to ensure the uniformity of the particles and the physical strength of the pressed molding. This model has an overload protection function, which is especially suitable for high-fiber raw materials such as elephant grass dry powder.
  3. The crushed raw materials are conveyed to the double-shaft high-efficiency mixer (SLHY2.5) through a screw conveyor, and minerals and vitamins are added for full mixing (CV value ≤ 5%). The mixing time for each batch is controlled between 90–120 seconds.
  4. The mixed raw materials enter the double-layer conditioner (configured in the particle section of the SZLH420 animal feed pellet machine) through a screw feeder. The double-layer conditioner can improve the degree of maturation of the raw materials and improve the absorption rate of nutrients by animals. The diameter of the pellets pressed by the ring die sheep cattle feed pellet making machine is 6mm, which is suitable for cattle and sheep to eat. The pellet forming rate is high, blister-resistant, and transport-resistant.
  5. After the pellets are formed, they enter the countercurrent cooler to cool to room temperature to prevent the finished products from getting moldy during bag transportation. Subsequently, the rotary grading screen grades qualified and unqualified pellets, and qualified products enter the automatic packaging machine for weighing and packaging.

The entire process of livestock feed pellet plant in Botswana can be controlled by a single person, and all key nodes are controlled by the PLC intelligent system, which can remotely monitor the operating status to ensure production stability.

Diverse product adaptability: not only cattle and sheep feed, but also multiple breeding needs

Although the livestock feed pellet plant in Botswana was initially positioned as a pellet production system for beef cattle, fattening sheep, and domesticated pig feed, the RICHI equipment structure is highly flexible and supports multiple product switching and ring die replacement. By adjusting the die diameter and formula structure, the project will have the following conversion capabilities in the future:

The customer said, "I not only solved the problem of raising cattle, but now I can also provide customized feed for pig farmers in surrounding villages. Everyone says that pigs grow fast and have a good appetite after eating our pellets."

Project equipment configuration list: Accurately match production capacity and operational needs

Equipment name Model Power (KW) Main parameters Remarks
Crusher SFSP66×60 55 High fiber adaptability Special for corn and hay
Mixer SLHY2.5 18.5 Mix 2.5 tons per batch CV<5%
Livestock feed pellet machine SZLH420 110 Capacity 5–8t/h Double-layer conditioner
Cooler SKLN20×20 1.5 High cooling efficiency Discharge temperature≤room temperature+5℃
Grading screen SFJH110×2C 2.2 Double-layer grading, separation of particles and powder Increase yield
Automatic packaging scale DCS-50 1.1 25kg/50kg switchable ±0.2% accuracy
Electronic control system RICHI PLC / Multi-language interface, touch screen Including remote fault detection

All equipment is modularly assembled and can be flexibly expanded. The operating power of the entire livestock feed production line does not exceed 250KW, and it is suitable for local conventional mains or independent generator operation.

Botswana Market Outlook: Golden Age of Livestock Feed Pellet Industry

Although Botswana has a vast land area, its industrial foundation is weak, and most livestock feed relies on imports from South Africa and Zambia. According to data from 2021, the national self-production rate of feed pellet products is less than 20%, the price is expensive, the transportation distance is long, and the stable supply of feed has become a key bottleneck restricting the expansion of the breeding industry.

The client's choice of this livestock feed pellet plant in Botswana project is exactly at the intersection of policies, needs and resources:

Today, this customer's pellet feed has covered 3 community cooperatives in the southern province, with a total supply scale of more than 5,000 livestock, becoming a "small feed industry center" in the region.

From negotiation to delivery: How RICHI helps customers to open up the entire construction process

This livestock feed pellet plant in Botswana project is a typical "standard configuration + customized debugging" case of RICHI. The customer went through 6 stages from initial consultation to formal delivery, and RICHI's professional engineering team participated in each link:

Customer feedback said: "RICHI's equipment is not just bought home, but also helps me operate it together."

The next starting point of Botswana's animal husbandry may be in your hands

This livestock feed pellet plant in Botswana project is not only a microcosm of Botswana's animal husbandry autonomy, but also a feasible path sample for the modernization of African agriculture. A $143,000 feed production line not only solves the problem of stable feed supply, but also activates the local agricultural processing value chain.

If you are also planning to build a cost-effective livestock feed pellet plant in Botswana, whether it is for cattle, sheep, chickens, ducks or pigs and rabbits, RICHI can provide you with a complete animal feed production line solution from tailor-made design, budget planning, raw material adaptation, installation and delivery to long-term maintenance.

Today, the landing of a set of equipment may be the turning point for the upgrading of your agricultural business tomorrow.

Welcome to consult RICHI MACHINERY and open your own "new chapter of African agriculture".

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