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2.7 Senegal Milling Assessment
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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

 

Grands Moulins de Dakar

Av 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:

 

Facilities

Parking area inside compound

n/a

Drainage

(Good / Fair / Poor / Non Existent)

Good

Fire Fighting Equipment (Yes / No)

Yes

Number of Ventilators

n/a

Screened

Electricity Load (KVA)

1,400,00

Backup Generator 

(Yes / No / KVA)

Yes

 

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

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

Duration (hours / week)

2 days

Type of maintenance

Weekly

Other Equipment or Machinery Installed

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

Number of full time skilled workers

75 working on the flour production, 130 in Total

Number of full time labourers

350  (including administration)

Weighbridge

Number 

-

Capacity (mt)

Length (m)

Type

Within Compound

2

 

 One at the entrance one at the exit

electronic

Pest Control

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 

Security

(Good / Poor)

 

Good

Compound

(Fenced / Not Fenced)

Fenced

Other Comments n/a

Access

Distance from main town (km)

0km

Travel time if not located in town (hours)

0

Road condition to Mill

Good

Road limitation (if any)

Maximum Width and Max. Tonnage

n/a

Rail connections

(Yes / No)

Yes

 

On the railway from

Dakar

to

Kidra - Bamako

Milling Capacity (Mt)

Commodities

Daily Capacity (mt)

Monthly Activity (mt)

Wheat

1250

25,000

Maize

n/a

n/a

Storage Capacity

Storage in Metric Tonnes

Wheat – Covered (mt)

Flour – Covered (mt)

Within the Compound

45,000

5,000

Outside the Compound

n/a

15,000

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