0086-138 3838 9622Delivery has been completed for a 1.2 t/h floating tilapia feed production line at an aquaculture development zone in Nigeria’s Kwara State, with all major equipment now on-site and unloaded.
Tilapia farming has been expanding steadily across several West African countries, driven by growing domestic demand for affordable protein and government-backed aquaculture development initiatives. Feed availability and cost remain persistent challenges for smaller and mid-sized farms in the region — much of the feed has historically been imported, which adds significant cost.
This line produces floating extruded feed (tilapia are surface feeders, unlike shrimp or bottom-feeding species, so the pellet needs to float for an extended period — typically several hours minimum — rather than sink).
Equipment includes a hammer mill for grinding local feed ingredients (the buyer’s formula leans heavily on locally available materials — maize, soybean meal, and a fish meal component sourced regionally rather than imported, which keeps overall feed costs more manageable), a single-screw extruder (extrusion is essential for floating feed — the cooking process under pressure creates the expanded, air-pocket structure that gives pellets buoyancy), drying system, and oil spraying/coating equipment for adding fat content post-drying.
Pellet sizes range from 2mm to 4mm depending on fish growth stage, and the extruder’s die can be swapped to accommodate different sizes as the farm’s stock matures through different feeding phases.
Local conditions add some complexity here — power supply reliability in the region isn’t always consistent, so the buyer specified equipment configured to handle voltage fluctuations within a wider tolerance band than RICHI’s standard spec, and a generator backup system (sourced locally by the buyer, not part of RICHI’s equipment scope) will run alongside grid power.
Installation is set to begin in the coming weeks, pending completion of the buyer’s electrical infrastructure work.
