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Dear EA, some answers to the questions you asked. But whatever the case, we really need a helping hand from you. We also need you as friends -- and as close allies.
roddy5d4
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Thanks Anthony, this is a very interesting post (and I appreciate your answer to my question on your previous post). I have a couple more questions if you have time to answer them:

  1. Roughly what are the running costs of the plant, for instance electricity? Also, are there any other significant costs either you or the farmers would have to pay? For example, fuel to transport the grain from farms to the plant (I'm not sure how far away the farms are, or how much fuel costs in Uganda).
  2. How long does the harvesting season last, and how many hours a day could the plant operate? I'm wondering what yearly capacity the 15 ton/hour capacity corresponds to.
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Dear EA, some answers to the questions you asked. But whatever the case, we really need a helping hand from you. We also need you as friends -- and as close allies.
roddy5d9
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As Anthony mentions, I'm keen to fund a cost-effectiveness analysis of this project. Please email me at macsweenroddy AT gmail.com if you're interested or can point me to anyone who might be.

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Dear EA, please be the reason people like me will actually see a better world. Help me make some small stride on extreme poverty where I live -- by the end of 2024.
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Dear Anthony, I really hope UCF is successful. I think it deserves significantly more attention from effective altruists than it has received so far. I just donated on your donorbox link. One thing I'm curious about: what's your reason for choosing Alvan Blanch for the grain-processing system? I don't know anything about agro plants, but I would have guessed a UK company would be expensive compared to e.g. an Indian or Chinese one.

For EAs reading: I'd love to see a cost-effectiveness analysis of UCF, and would be happy to fund one. Please contact me here or at macsweenroddy AT gmail.com if you'd be interested in doing one.

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Is EA Growing? EA Growth Metrics for 2018
roddy5y3
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Two interesting questions that bounce of this are "how many members does EA have?" (obviously this is somewhat vague) and "how many members would be optimal?" (more members has clear benefits, but it's presumably possible to get too big). From e.g. Facebook group membership and survey responses, it seems like the answer to the first question is somewhere in the 1000-10000 range. I'm not sure what the best points of comparison with regard to the second question are, but the Extinction Rebellion movement, most major British political parties, and Scientology all have significantly more members.

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