2.7 Senegal Milling Assessment
Senegal Milling Assessment
There are 3 major milling companies in Senegal: GMD ( Grand Moulins de Dakar) , NMA (Nouvelle Minoterie Africaine) and les Moulins Sentenac. Almost 75% of Senegal need of flour is assured by “Grands Moulins de Dakar” . Based since 1952 in a strategic position by Dakar port, GMD can mill up to 1250 MT of wheat per day. In case of Emergency GMD could be the only flour provider capable of delivering relevant quantities.
For contact details of all Senegal Milling Companies, please see the following link: 4.5 Senegal Storage and Milling Company Contact List
Milling Company - GMD Grands Moulins de Dakar
Company Name & Address |
Contact Names & Email |
Telephone & Fax |
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Grands Moulins de DakarAv Felix Eboue BP 2068 |
Name: Philippe Steffan Title: Directeur général Email: psteffan@gmd.sn Web: www.gmd.sn |
Tel:+221 33 839 9797 + 221 839 9793 +221 77 644 4926 Fax:+221 83 28947 |
Summary of Role and Services:
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Facilities |
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Parking area inside compound m² |
n/a |
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Drainage (Good / Fair / Poor / Non Existent) |
Good | |||
Fire Fighting Equipment (Yes / No) |
Yes | |||
Number of Ventilators |
n/a |
Screened |
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Electricity Load (KVA) |
1,400,00 |
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Backup Generator (Yes / No / KVA) |
Yes |
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KVA GMD owns is own electricity power plant. They don’t rely on Senegal Public Network for the production, but only for the office facilities. |
Milling Equipment |
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Origin of Machinery |
Year of Mfg |
Year of Installation |
Condition |
Mill N°1 Unknown |
1992 |
1992 |
Good |
Mill N°2 Unknown |
1992 |
1992 |
Good |
Mill N°3 Swiss | 2003 | 2003 | Good |
Maintenance |
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Duration (hours / week) |
2 days |
Type of maintenance |
Weekly |
Other Equipment or Machinery Installed |
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Type of Equipment |
Yes/No |
Number |
Owned |
Comments |
Fortification Feeder |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
- |
Bag Cleaning Plant |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
- |
Moisture Tester |
Yes |
Unknown |
Yes |
- |
De-stoning Plant |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
- |
Metal Extractor |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
- |
Staffing |
|
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Number of full time skilled workers |
75 working on the flour production, 130 in Total |
Number of full time labourers |
350 (including administration) |
Weighbridge |
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Number |
- |
Capacity (mt) |
Length (m) |
Type |
Within Compound |
2
|
One at the entrance one at the exit |
electronic |
Pest Control |
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Fumigation |
Done |
Frequency | n/a |
Contracted (Yes / No) |
n/a |
Spraying |
Done |
Frequency | n/a |
Contracted (Yes / No) |
n/a |
Rodenticides |
Done |
Frequency | n/a |
Contracted (Yes / No) |
n/a |
Rodent Trapping |
Done |
Frequency | n/a |
Contracted (Yes / No) |
n/a |
Security |
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Security (Good / Poor) |
Good |
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Compound (Fenced / Not Fenced) |
Fenced |
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Other Comments | n/a |
Access |
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Distance from main town (km) |
0km |
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Travel time if not located in town (hours) |
0 |
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Road condition to Mill |
Good |
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Road limitation (if any) Maximum Width and Max. Tonnage |
n/a |
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Rail connections (Yes / No) |
Yes
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On the railway from |
Dakar |
to |
Kidra - Bamako |
Milling Capacity (Mt) |
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Commodities |
Daily Capacity (mt) |
Monthly Activity (mt) |
Wheat |
1250 |
25,000 |
Maize |
n/a |
n/a |
Storage Capacity |
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Storage in Metric Tonnes |
Wheat – Covered (mt) |
Flour – Covered (mt) |
Within the Compound |
45,000 |
5,000 |
Outside the Compound |
n/a |
15,000 |