Publication of our catalog of Agrovalor technologies

Nitidæ designs and implements actions aimed at the dissemination of appropriate, non-polluting and efficient technologies, adapted to the contexts of small agro-industrial processing in Africa.
Often, these technologies have the added value of using the waste produced by the same transformation activity as an energy source: we call this concept Agrovalor.

The Agrovalor initiative, pushed by Nitidæ since 2011, aims to promote the recovery of waste from agri-food industries, while improving their efficiency, which will reduce negative externalities at the same time as increasing wealth generation.

During the Agrovalor project in Côte d'Ivoire, from 2017 to 2021, many efficient technologies were deployed for the benefit of small and medium-sized industries in cassava, shea and cashew in Ivory Coast. Dozens of young people and experienced craftsmen have been trained in the manufacture of the equipment installed by the project. Thanks to them, 6 cashew nut processing plants, 40 artisanal attiéké processing units and 10 artisanal shea butter processing units have also benefited from equipment varied as briquetters, improved roasters, pyrolytic ovens, or improved ovens.

The catalog of Agrovalor technologies has been published with the aim of making available, for everyone, the equipment disseminated by the project, and more widely by Nitidæ since the beginning of the initiative Agrovalor. This document presents the technical characteristics of these technologies, as well as the impacts generated and the lessons learned converted into recommendations for future actions.

In addition to the catalog, specific brochures by technology have been created:
-the H2CP pyrolysis oven here
-the motorized biomass briquetter here
-the improved double pot stove here
-the improved roaster here
-the shea cake settling tank here
-the biodigester of liquid waste from the production of shea butter and attiéké here

To learn more about the Agrovalor project you can watch this video:

Good reading !