CASSAVA CHIPS REFINERY: A DREAM GOAL RIGHT ON

It is no news the status of Nigeria in the international Cassava production rankings. The rankings have not been very impactful real time, though one cannot underplay the roles of some great business organizations namely; Psaltry International, Flour Mills Of Nigeria etc for their roles in innovation to make the Cassava sector organized.

In 2002, our company: Aligo Global Ventures, the owners of HA! Maize-In™ attempted to leap forward with the application for the cultivation of 200H with the *Anchor Borrower Programme* despite all approvals, energies and wasted time, disbursement never arrived 😭. Pre-disbursement arrangements/ops as required by the provisions of the programme all wasted. This systemic failure led me to re-strategize towards the same course and here we are.

All we see today and  beyond were and will not just be accidental. This is a course out of consciousness and concise planning. The sail hasn't been entirely an easy one, I as person trust the evolution and successfully resolution (result) being sorted.

Cassava Chips production is oil and gas, the eventual refining is goldmine. When we started the Cassava Chips Production, it was dubbed; HA! Maize-In™ Energies and the reason for the naming was not far-fetched. It was because we understand that Cassava Chips Production would see our way into: Starch, Feed, Edible And Fuel Ethanol production. I have always believed it will be a point of entry into the "petroleum market".

According to Alternative Energy Data Center of US Department of Energy, "Ethanol is a renewable, domestically produced transportation fuel. Whether used in low-level blends, such as E10 (10% ethanol, 90% gasoline), E15 (10.5% to 15% ethanol), or E85 (flex fuel) a gasoline-ethanol blend containing 51% to 83% ethanol, depending on geography and season, ethanol improves public health and the environment, provides safety benefits, and contributes to a resilient transportation system. Like any alternative fuel, the use of ethanol involves several considerations."

"...More than 98% of U.S. gasoline contains ethanol to oxygenate the fuel. Typically, gasoline contains E10 (10% ethanol, 90% gasoline), which reduces air pollution."

Considering the above, it is only sensible to tap into the business prospect, Nigeria's demand for petroleum products especially gasoline will be on the increase considering our population and economic growth.

We have a dream, I as a person is working assiduously from our business to leave the zone of "self-employment" to a " growing/developing business" stage.

And for this to be achievable, we have to widened and straighten our network and involvement. Though there is a saying "keep things secret is key, what people don't know they can't kill but equally, what people don't know they can't "knight".

For us to reach knighthood, we would be constituting a " volunteer body of mentors", it will be initially 21 drawn from Banking, Law, Finance, Administration amongst other works of life. Their roles is primarily to advise, counsel, suggest and encourage this voyage from now to 2026/2027, where the Cassava Chips Refinery would completed some of it very essential phases. Calls, contacts and consultations are ongoing in this regard and we call for volunteers too.

Our volunteer must be Nigerian, over 45years and an optimistic professional in business, law, banking & finance, law, agriculture, petroleum, medicine etc.

We are also talking to a couple of financiers, who would grow/develop with us all through the phases.

For enquiries, further information and participation, 
0815 922 2498 is your right dial via call/Whatsapp.

We can't keep talking of Cassava as business, we need to start acting.


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https://businessday.ng/energy/article/explainer-nnpc-has-aimed-ethanol-how-big-is-the-market/%3Famp%3D1&ved=2ahUKEwjV4_rzj8GFAxWxSEEAHatRAwwQFnoECDMQAQ&usg=AOvVaw3mBeo6qZrAn2kkI8NbEPG7

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