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Tropical Locations, Medium Tech

Production Systems
Total kg of tomatoes to be
produced 10,00,000
Unit, kg 1
Variable cost per kg (boxes,
picking, packing, freight,
importation) 1.50
Production System Medium tech
polyhouse
Tomato,
Growing Media hydroponics

water soluable
INPUTS fertilizer
Plants per sq m 2.8
Number of weeks from
transplant to first harvest 10
Total weeks of harvest 45
Kg/ sq m in current system 42
Average Kg / sq m / week 0.9
Average Kg / plant / week 0.33
Expected kg/sq m/ yr 42

Investment per sq m $ $26.2

Investment per sq m ₹ 1,700
Average price of tomatoes,
per kg 23.00
Premium for better quality,
fresher 0%
Premium for greenhouse
tomato 0%
Premium for organic 0%
Seeds, fertilizer, chemicals,
production labor, water/ acre 5,00,000
Number of plantings per year 3
Heating/ cooling cost per sq
m/ year -
Hydroponic media cost/ sq m/
year -
# of acres required 5.88
REVENUE
Total kg of tomatoes to be
produced 10,00,000
Unit, kg 1
Average ₹/ kg 23.00
Premium for better quality,
fresher -
Premium for greenhouse
tomato -
Premium for organic -
Total Premium per kg -
Total Revenue per kg 23.00
Total Revenue 2,30,00,000
EXPENSES
Fixed production costs/
acre
Seeds, fertilizer, chemicals,
production labor, water/ acre 5,00,000
Heating/ cooling cost per acre/
year -
Hydroponic media cost per
acre/ year -
Total cost per acre per
planting 5,00,000
# of acres in production 5.88
Number of plantings per year 3
Total fixed cost per year 88,24,879
Variable costs / kg 1.50
Sales commission #REF!
Total Variable costs/ kg 0.50
Total kg of tomatoes to be
produced 10,00,000
Total Variable costs 5,00,000
Total Fixed & Variable Costs 93,24,879

Gross Profit before interest ₹ 1,36,75,121

INVESTMENT
Investment per acre 68,79,900
# of acres in production 5.88
Total Investment 4,04,76,190
Interest Expense year 1 -
Years to pay back loan 0
Yearly loan payment -
PROFITABILITY
Profit per year in year 1 1,36,75,121
Cash flow in year 1 1,36,75,121
Profit after bank loan is paid
off 1,36,75,121
Payback in years 3.0
Return on Investment 34%
Profit per acre 23,24,415
Profit per kg 13.68

SUMMARY Medium tech

polyhouse
Expected kg/sq m/ yr 42
# of acres required 5.9
Investment per sq m ₹ 1,700
Total Investment 4,04,76,190
Total Revenue 2,30,00,000
Total fixed cost per year 88,24,879
Total Variable costs 5,00,000
Total Fixed & Variable Costs 93,24,879
Profit per year in year 1 1,36,75,121
Return on Investment 34%
Profit per kg 13.68

COST OF PROJECT CAPSICUM AND COLOURED CAPSICUM-

1ACRE

Componant / Item Proposed Cost (in lakhs)

Cost of Capex Drip Irrigation

Opex Cultivation
Drip Systems
Cost of Cost of
Planting Nutrient
(i) Material 1.5 1 Automation 14
Water
Treatment
Cost of 2 (RO) 12 26
(ii) Nutrients 4

(iii) Organic IPM 1.5 Creation of

controlled
3 atmosphere
(iv) Cost of Labour 3.6 10.6 POLY HOUSE
4000M2@800/M2 30.5

Fogging system 30.5

Media, Troughs
4 and mulching 7

TOTAL COST OF
PROJECT 63.5
YIELD AND RETURNS- CAPSICUM AND COLOURED CAPSICUM 1 Acres

Particulars 1st Year 2nd Year 3rd Year 4th Year 5th Year 6th Year
IRR
Land Available Calcualitions
(Sq. Meter) 4000 4000 4000 4000 4000 4000
No of plants -63.5
per Sq. Meter 3 3 3 3 3 3 27.8
Total No of 31.6
plants 12000 12000 12000 12000 12000 12000 35.9
22%
Crops per year 2 2 2 2 2 2
Total plants per
year 24000 24000 24000 24000 24000 24000
Yield per plant
(Kg) 4 4 4 4 4 4
Fruits Yield
Total kg 96000 96000 96000 96000 96000 96000

Rate per kg 40 44 48.4 53.24 58.564 64.4204

Total Revenue 38.4 42.2 46.5 51.1 56.2 61.8

COST OF PROJECT CAPSICUM AND COLOURED CAPSICUM- 1 HECTOR

Cost of
Opex Cultivation Capex Drip Irrigation
Cost of
Planting
(i) Material 3.75 Drip Systems 0
Cost of
Cost of Nutrient
(ii) Nutrients 8 1 Automation 14
 Water
Treatment
2 (RO) 12 26
Cost of
Insecticide &
(iii) Pesticides 3
Creation of
controlled
(iv) Cost of Labour 6 20.75 3 atmosphere
POLY HOUSE
4000M2@800/M2 76.25

Fogging system 76.25

Media, Troughs
4 and mulching 17.5 17.5

TOTAL COST OF
PROJECT 119.75

YIELD AND RETURNS- CAPSICUM AND COLOURED CAPSICUM 1 Hector (2.5 Acres)

IRR
Particulars 1st Year 2nd Year 3rd Year 4th Year 5th Year 6th Year Calcualitions
Land Available
(Sq. Meter) 10000 10000 10000 10000 10000 10000 -120
No of plants 75.3
per Sq. Meter 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 84.9
Total No of 95.4
plants 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 47%

Crops per year 2 2 2 2 2 2

Total plants per
year 60000 60000 60000 60000 60000 60000
Yield per plant
(Kg) 4 4 4 4 4 4
Fruits Yield 240000 240000 240000 240000 240000 240000
Total kg

Rate per kg 40 44 48 53 59 64
Revenue
(Lakhs) 96.0 105.6 116.2 127.8 140.6 154.6

Aquaponics 500 Sqmt project low tech

shadenet

Project cost with IoT integreation : Rs 5,00,000 (Capex) and Rs 1,00,000 (Opex )
Area 500 Sq Mt, Pond Capacity 60000 Liters

Fish Density 20 Kg/Mt3 Can go up to 28 Kg/Mt3

No of Fish 2000 From 20 gms to 500 gms Total fish 1200 Kgs
Feed rate 1 % of fish weight Total feed per day 12 Kg/Day
Total feed cost per day 180 Rs Total feed cost per year 65700
Rs
Feed conversion ratio 1.5 kg
Daily fish weight gain 8 Kg Fish income per day: 2000 Rs (Rs 250 per kg)
Fish income per year: Rs 730,000

Media Bed area 60 SqMt 30 CM depth Deep Water culture 60 SqMt 30 CM depth
Vegetable mass gain 22 kg/Mt2 Vegetable income per day 880 Rs (Rs 40/kg)
Vegetable income per year Rs 321,200
Total Aquaponics farm Revenue : Rs 10,51,200