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Start a spice and pepper processing business

Ginger, pepper, turmeric, herbs→Dried spices, powders and pastes

Ginger, pepper and turmeric grow well in Ghana and sell for far more dried, ground and packed. A small plant washes, slices, dries and mills. A powder packer turns it into a product on a shop shelf.

Bigger, smaller or a different product? Describe it and we plan the line.

The line, step by step

What happens from ginger, pepper, turmeric, herbs to dried spices, and the machine for each step. Steps marked “add later” can be done by hand while you start.

  1. Wash and slice

    Washes ginger and slices it thin, so it dries fast.

    Ginger washing and slicing machines
  2. Dry

    Dries crops clean, away from dust, rain and animals, using the sun.

    Solar crop dryers
  3. Grind

    Mills dried spices into a fine powder.

    Pin mills and spice pulverisers
  4. Pack

    Weighs powder into pouches or jars and seals them.

    Powder filling and packing machines

Starter line

The machines a small plant opens with. The other steps are done by hand at first. Already have one of them? Take it out on the quote form before you send, and we price the rest all-in to Accra.

  1. Ginger washing and slicing machinesWash and slice
  2. Solar crop dryersDry
  3. Pin mills and spice pulverisersGrind
  4. Powder filling and packing machinesPack

Power

Solar dryers need no power. Mills and packers run on mains electricity, some on three-phase. Tell us what you have.

Grow machine by machine

Each machine can be its own order, with its own deposit and instalments. Start with the step that earns, and order the next one from what it brings in.

Starting as a group? Buy it together: each member pays their share from their own phone.

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Thermal transfer date coders

Prints expiry dates and batch numbers on film and pouches as they pass on a packing machine. Tell us your packing machine.

Ask for our priceLowest price guaranteed. Seen it cheaper in Ghana? We match it.

In Accra 1 Jan to 15 Feb if you order by Fri 13 Nov, 6pm

Before you buy

  1. Dry spices fully before milling or packing. Damp spice goes mouldy in the pack.
  2. Packed spices sold in shops need FDA Ghana registration and a date on every pack.
  3. Export buyers ask about cleanliness and drying. Ask them what they need before you plan your line.

Are you ready for the machines?

Tick what you already have in place. What is left shows what to sort out before you order.

  • Agree supply with farmers, aggregators or collectors before you buy machines. A plant waiting for raw material earns nothing.

  • Talk to traders, shops, schools and exporters, and take them samples. Selling is harder than making.

  • Machines need a solid floor, a roof, drainage, and room for raw stock and finished goods.

  • Ask ECG what your site has or can get. We quote machines with a diesel engine or the motor that matches your power.

  • Food plants wash a lot. A storage tank or borehole keeps you working when the supply stops.

  • Start with the machine that earns first. With Landed you pay a deposit, then the rest in any amounts while it ships, with no interest.

  • Register the business with the Office of the Registrar of Companies and get your district assembly’s business permit. Packed food, drinks and cosmetics need FDA Ghana registration.

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Buying a machine with Landed

  • One all-in price to Accra before you pay anything: the machine, shipping, duty and clearing, in writing.
  • A deposit, then the rest your way while it ships: any amount from GH₵ 50, no fixed schedule, no interest, no fee.
  • The price is locked once your deposit is paid. If the exchange rate, freight or duty change, we absorb it.
  • Straight from the factory, not a middleman, with receipt, packing and arrival photos on your tracker.
  • Your deposit back in full if the seller cannot supply your machine and you do not want an alternative.
  • Covered on the way. Lost or damaged before handover is always on us. Add Landed Protection, and a wrong, not-as-described or dead-on-arrival machine is replaced or refunded in full.
  • A free consultation first on the voltage, spare parts and servicing your machine needs.

Every case is on our refunds page. How instalments work: pay your way.