QUESTIONS From: @freemail.absa.co.za
Wednesday, May 09, 2001 9:20 PM
To: editor@africabiz.org
Subject: Papain production
Sir.
I found the articles
on papain (20
- 21
- 22)
very informative as I have been of the same opinion
concerning the viabilty of such an industry in Africa.
I spent several years in rural areas of Mozambique
and came to the conclusion that for a industry to
be viable in Africa it must generate foreign currency,
create local employment and local consumption of the
by products.
I believe papain is the right product that complies
with the requirement.
I am currently producing on a very small scale (5000
trees) papain for research in production techniques
that would be applicable in rural areas with no electricity.I
am more concerned with zero capital production than
large single investments like that which you proposed.
I believe papain can be produced at home to an acceptable
standard for export with no or very little capital outlay.
What is needed in Africa is buyers that are willing
to buy small quantities of the enzyme.
Do you have access or contact with any buyers that would
be prepared to accept small quantities and very importantly
give feedback to the producer to enable her to improve
the quality and so the value????.
Thank you
Nico
REPLY From: Bienvenu
Quenum To: @freemail.absa.co.za
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 8:25 AM
Subject: RE: Papain production
Dear Sir,
Thanks for contacting BusinessAfrica™
/ Dr. Quenum & Associates.
Yes Papain is one of the cash crop projects which
can help many African countries have a share of the
international trade's cake.
There are plenty other opportunities of the kind; and
we at BusinessAfrica™ / Dr. Quenum & Associates highlight
them month after month in AFRICABIZ�
ONLINE monthly issue.
A-To be able to get a good price for PAPAIN,
quality is paramount. The articles in AFRICABIZ�
ONLINE you are referring to (20
- 21
- 22)
are based on a technology which provides the highest
and guaranteed grade for PAPAIN production. It is
a Belgian company's proprietary technology not matched
by any other technology worldwide.
There are out there, at the world at large, many other
technologies which claim to produce PAPAIN. However
they deliver only low if not bad quality grade of PAPAIN.
B- The project outlined in the articles is meant
to be an "economic
catalyst" for the regional territory of any African
country. That is to say to be the central operation
capable of generating additional economic activities
(animal breeding, tar-saturated corrugated roofing sheet
production line. Etc).
It is capital intensive just for the beginning of the
operation - purchase of the equipment and technology
licensing; but also it is labor intensive as 500
to 1, 000 people will have to work on the plantation
of papaya trees and subsequent additional industrial
plants (animal feed, roofing sheet, slaughtering house.
Etc.)
C- Your small scale operation is also valid.
It is another approach; and whatever may be the PAPAIN
grade you succeed obtaining, there will always have
a market for it.
Demand is going to soar in the near future as AIDS
/ HIV vaccines will need huge amount of PAPAIN.
The better the grade, the highest the price.
D- You can easily find purchasers by contacting
big pharmaceuticals companies in Europe, Japan and North
America.
Have a good business day
B.M. Quenum
Managing Director BusinessAfricaT
/ Dr. Quenum & Associates
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