I've been in pko processing for a while now and
there several lessons I've learnt by the virtue of
experience. Friends let's rub mind on some;

1) Profitability is linked to your TURNAROUND
time: By this I mean the more continuous your
operation is, the more your profit. In essence it
isn't just about the quantity you processed per
time but the number of times you can repeat it in
a short time.


2) Lay hold on as many sections on the OIL
PALM chain:

Imagine if you are the one supply yourself with
raw material i .e. palm kernel, it will be easy for
you to process at a pre-planned time while
cutting down on raw material and logistics cost.
With my experience it is possible to save atleast
#10,000 on every ton of palm kernel you process
before it gets to the mill.
It is possible for you to buy unshelled nuts while
you shell yourself or even boycott the warehouse
and go to the farms yourself to buy the shelled
nut. Once you have money on ground, it is easy
to buy the loyalty of the farmers.


3) Make supply to End Users of oil;

Yes this is important. I was shock when I got to
know that a middleman I supply to makes over #
50 on every litre of oil I sell to him. I can't blame
him because he never cheated me, he only sells
to the end users like big soap makers or refinery.
Also ensure your pkc gets to pig farmers.

Don't go away I will be back with more.