RICHI Machinery Signs Contract for Combined Feed and Pre-Mix Production Facility in Tanzania

A contract has been signed for a combined facility in Tanzania incorporating both a 6 t/h compound feed production line and a smaller premix production unit, intended to serve smallholder poultry and livestock farmers across the surrounding agricultural region.

This is a slightly different project structure than RICHI’s typical single-line orders — the buyer, a regional agricultural input distributor, wanted the capability to produce both finished compound feed (for direct sale to farmers) and concentrated premixes (vitamin-mineral concentrates that other smaller feed producers in the area can purchase and blend into their own formulas), within one facility footprint.

The compound feed line covers poultry and to some extent pig feed, given mixed livestock farming is common among the region’s smallholders — the buyer’s formulas will vary based on what raw materials are seasonally available locally, which in Tanzania can include maize, sunflower seed cake (a byproduct of local sunflower oil pressing, similar in concept to the Argentina sunflower husk situation but used as a protein-fiber feed ingredient rather than fuel), and various local protein sources.

The premix unit operates at much smaller batch sizes — measured in hundreds of kilograms per batch rather than tons per hour — and requires more precise dosing equipment, since premix formulations involve micro-ingredients (vitamins, trace minerals) that need accurate weighing down to gram-level precision.

Equipment for the compound feed line follows a fairly standard configuration: hammer mill, batch mixer, pellet press (ring die, 3-4mm adjustable via die change for different feed types), and cooler. The premix unit includes a smaller precision mixer with a separate micro-ingredient dosing system.

Given the dual-purpose nature of the facility and the buyer’s plan to phase production startup — compound feed first, premix capability added a few months later — RICHI’s delivery schedule has been structured in two phases, with the compound feed equipment shipping first and premix equipment following roughly two months later. Contract terms reflect this phased delivery and payment structure.