0086-138 3838 9622Eight tons per hour. That’s the rated capacity of the goat manure organic fertilizer granulation line currently making its way to a farming cooperative region in Morocco’s Atlas foothills, where goat herding is one of the dominant agricultural activities.
The project came about somewhat differently than most RICHI deals — it’s backed by an agricultural development program aiming to give a cluster of smaller herding operations a shared processing facility rather than each running their own. Goat manure on its own is relatively dry compared to cattle or pig manure (often 40-50% moisture when collected), which actually simplifies the dryer sizing somewhat.
Equipment going out: a manure crusher/pre-treatment unit, mixer for blending in a small percentage of rock phosphate (locally sourced — Morocco has significant phosphate reserves, so this was an easy addition to the formula), drum granulator, dryer, cooler, and screening unit with a returns loop for oversized granules.
Pellet size is 3mm, intended for application on olive groves and cereal crops in the surrounding farmland — both major crops in the region.
What’s interesting about this one: the cooperative structure means the equipment needs to handle somewhat inconsistent feed rates, since manure collection volumes vary week to week depending on which member farms are delivering. RICHI’s mixer and granulator sizing included extra buffer capacity in the hopper design specifically to absorb these fluctuations without requiring constant operator adjustment.
Shipping documents were finalized this week; the equipment is currently in transit to the port for loading, with sea freight to follow shortly after.
