FEASIBILITY REPORT: MARKET DEMAND FOR JJIL’S BLACK-BODY RADIATION DEHYDRATOR AND MULTI-FUEL FISH AND MEAT DRYERS IN NIGERIA PART 4

13. Key performance indicators

JJIL would
monitor and report:

·        
Commercial

·        
Number
of units sold or leased.

·        
Installed
and active units.

·        
Utilisation
rate and batches per month.

·        
Revenue
from equipment, processing, maintenance, and parts.

·        
Repeat
customers and customer referrals.

·        
Customer
payback and default rates, where financing is offered.

·        
Technical

·        
Capacity
by commodity.

·        
Drying
time and energy use per kilogram.

·        
Batch-to-batch
consistency.

·        
Equipment
uptime and repair response time.

·        
Product
rejection and spoilage rates.

·        
Food-loss
and income outcomes

·        
Quantity
processed that would otherwise have been lost or sold at a discount.

·        
Change
in selling price and net income.

·        
Quantity
of finished product sold.

·        
Shelf-life
results under documented packaging and storage conditions.

·        
Social
and safety

·        
Women
and young people trained and employed.

·        
Share
of women in technical and leadership roles.

·        
Wages
and hours worked.

·        
Safety
incidents and corrective actions.

Impact
claims should be based on measured before-and-after data and clearly state the
sample, period, commodity, and location.

 

14. Conclusion

Nigeria’s
high perishability challenges, seasonal production, limited cold-chain access,
and dependence on informal processing create a substantial need for effective food-preservation
technologies. JJIL’s dehydrator and multi-fuel fish and meat dryers address a
relevant market problem, particularly for fish processors, farmer groups, small
food businesses, and community processing centres.

However, the
existence of post-harvest losses does not automatically establish demand for a
particular machine. Commercial feasibility depends on proven equipment
performance, acceptable product quality, safe operation, affordable energy use,
a reliable supply of raw materials, buyer demand, financing, and after-sales
support.

JJIL should
proceed through evidence-led market development: independently test its
equipment, run paid pilots with target users, document unit economics, validate
food-safety and shelf-life outcomes, and build local maintenance and financing
options. If these steps demonstrate repeat use and profitable customer
outcomes, the company will have a stronger basis for scaling across North
Central and North East Nigeria and for attracting commercial or development finance.

Information
JJIL would provide to complete an investment-grade assessment:

·        
Product
specifications, installed prices, and warranty terms.

·        
Rated
capacity by commodity and actual customer throughput.

·        
Independent
drying and energy-consumption test results.

·        
Approved
fuels and fuel-specific safety procedures.

·        
Existing
customer list, locations, and references.

·        
Sales
and service records, including downtime and repairs.

·        
Customer-level
operating-cost and revenue data.

·        
Applicable
certifications, food-safety documentation, and maintenance manuals.

·        
Planned
locations, expected raw-material volumes, and identified buyers.