TITLE: USING WASTAGE OF PLASTIC WATER BOTTLES FOR

VEGETABL FARMING

NAME PHONE NO EMAIL YEAR DEPARTMENT

1 GUASH 0948524525 guesh322@gmail 5 Mechanical

GEBRESELASSIE .com
2 GOITAU 0946482398 goitaugebrewahi 5 Mechanical
GEBREWAHID d77@gmail.com

TBIC
DATE: 24/04/2021

Content
 1. Acknowledgment
2. Abstract
3. Problem and pressure on society
4. Using wastage of plastic water bottle for vegetable farming
5. Canvas model
6. Customer segment
7. Value proposition
8. The Uniqueness of our idea
9. Picture and technical feasibility
10. Variable Cost structure
11. Key Resource
12. SWOT
13. conclusion

Acknowledgement
 First of all, we would like to thank GOD for making us healthy and happy in order to carry out
this proposal in his power we finish this proposal. And then we would like to give an
appreciation for ins. Teklay, DR.hailekirose(PHD),Tawetu(assistant prof) and knife (PHD) for
your helping and giving us an information to do this proposal.

2. Abstract
 This paper deal with how to farming vegetable in mekelle city to stabilize the market.

It includes the acknowledgment, Problem and pressure on society Using wastage of

plastic water bottle for vegetable farming, Canvas model, Customer segment, Value
proposition, The Uniqueness of our idea, Picture and technical feasibility, Variable Cost
structure, Key Resource, SWOT and conclusion. Agriculture is the base for developing
country. Due to the fact that, we are committed to work agricultural activities in mekelle
city. The way we choose to farming carrot, salad, onion is very easy to our customer and
locally available resources as well as occupies small space.
3. Problems and pressure on the society and its opportunity

PROBLEMS PRESSURE ON SOCIETY

1. Scarcity of land for irrigation in 1. They travel long distance to

mekelle city search farming land

WHICH MEANS THAT

2. Environmental pollution in mekelle 2. It decrease beauty of the
city city
3. Economic instability in mekelle city 3. People in mekelle, who
lives low and medium
economy, they cannot buy
enough vegetables by
supplier cost

PRESSURES OPPORTUNITIESFOR BUSINESS

Due to environmental Therefore, People need beauty of

WHICH MEANS THAT

pollution, economic instability, the city and vegetable and farming

WHICH MEANS THAT

and scarcity of land for land:

So, an alternative  We remove the wastage of
irrigation in mekelle city.it
way of farming
decrease beauty of the city and plastic water bottle.
vegetable is in
people in mekelle, who lives  We produce the green
high demand by
low and medium economy vegetable (carrot, salad, onion)
low and medium
cannot buy vegetable by using plastic water wastage.
economy people
supplier cost and They travel
in mekelle city.  We create utilize space for
long distance to search
farming land. farming.
There will be higher demand
and market for Farming
vegetable using wastage of
plastic water bottle
4. Using wastage of plastic water bottle for vegetable farming

Our idea deals with how to remove wastage of plastic water bottle and how to maintain the
market of vegetable in mekelle city.
Agriculture is the base for developing country. Due to the fact that, we are committed to
work agricultural activities in mekelle city. The way we choose to farming carrot, salad,
onion is very easy to our customer and locally available resources as well as occupies small
space. The procedures to produce our product are:
First we are gathering knowledge about agriculture (especially about vegetable).we have
studied detail their growth of root of the vegetable and how much enough the depth of the
plastic water bottle. And then we are collecting the wastage of plastic water bottle. After
collecting the wastage of plastic water bottle, we cut them at the bottom side (the wide
side) and fill by fertile soil including wastage of hen. Put them orderly at suitable space
(corridors, house compound) using table. Next we are going to sow the seeds. And then
watering them using tube and cultivating them properly. Finally, our customer produce
vegetable product and save their spending money for vegetable .they will be supply for
others.
 5. Canvas model
8.Partners,alliance 7.Activities 2.Value proposition 4.Customer relation 1.Customer
and supporters  Collecting the plastic bottle water that are  In small space we produce ship segment
 Agricultural wasted much more vegetable Promoting :
institution of tigray
 Cutting them at bottom side and then we  At the same time ,we assure  By giving manual 1. low,
region to our customer medium
 Mercy, arrange them on table orderly the beauty of the city and
 By using social economy
 Spa  Filling by fertile soil like hen wastage gain vegetable product
media people,
 Mesfin  Sowing selected seed(carrot, salad,  Startup cost is small with
 Media  Editorial 2.students in
white onion) compare to other business
 Poultry worker visitation mekelle city
idea 3.Mekelle
 Mekelle university
 Watering them  It is very important for university(agri
Cultivating of carrot, salad and white onion nervous person cultural
Selling or use them  It is best example for rural college),
people to farming in non- 4.university
students of
6.Key resource farming area. Example in3 3.delivering channel
agriculture
Our resources are: rocks We deliver our
 Seed of carrot, salad, red and white  We create the market of service:
onion  By displaying the image in
plastic water wastage its
public building ,which
 Fertile soil with hen wastage resource locally available are visible to all
 Plastic water wastage bottle  By making prototype
 Knife and water tube practically and
 Table promoting to them
 Human power which cultivator and
feeds water

9.Cost structure
5.Revenue stream
S description UOM Qty Unit price Total(ETB)  Price carrot, salad, onion from selling
N  Our customer saving their spending money for
1 Water tube meter 5m 15 75 vegetable
2 Seed of salad gram 10g 5 50
 We gain income by consulting our customer
3 knife - 1 50 50
From selling plastic water wastage bottle
4 Fertilizer kg 2kg 100 200
(urea)
Seed of white kg 1 kg 120 120
onion
5
6 Seed of carrot gram 20g 5 100
Total=595.00 birr only
5. Customer segment

1. Low, medium economy people,

2. Students in mekelle city
3. Mekelle university (agricultural college)
4. University students of agriculture

7. Value proposition

Our value proposition is as follows

1. The utilization of space much less as compared to the products. Means we will have decided to use
corridor like.
2. Correct use of fertilizer, water, and soil.
3. It is new direction to the farmers.
4. We increase the beauty of the environment by collecting the plastics from where its drop.
5. The investment of the money and the labor is much more simple also it is easy and simple its
farming process even for Childs is so simple
6. This will also saves the consumption of money on buying those vegetables from market because
they made in their home and also we use as source of income by selling the products
7. The feeding system can be used as refreshment for students especially for depression (stress)
students.
8. Now a day the suitable land for agricultural irrigation is in scarcity level so this idea will be an
effective solution for this problem.
9. the sources that we are uses in this idea will be get everywhere where
8. The Uniqueness of our idea

Our idea makes unique by the following factors

1) It is multisided benefits which mean that,
2) It is problem solving on food security and beauty of the city (in both making green
area and removing the plastics from the environment).
3) It plays a significant role in soil and water management.
4) This encourages the awareness of people in re-use of waste material.
5) The vegetables that are farming in this method is best among other products and its
production time is fast .because our product is properly consume the given fertilizer.
6) Our idea proofs the vegetable farming is not only on the land but also in the
atmosphere using those plastics by ordering in corridor
 Example of competitive advantage

Our business idea House builder

Construction
Method

Construction Cost

Construction time

Appearance

Design flexibility

Straightness

Production capacity

Site disruption

Safety

Acceptability

promotion

Where:

Good

Fine

Bad
9. Picture and technical feasibility

First step: collecting the plastic water bottles from the environment of mekelle city

Second step: arranging in order and cutting the water plastic at bottom side
 Third step: place on suitable space and fill in by fertile soil and then sowing the seeds of salad,

onion and carrot on each plastic (one type of seed in one plastic water)

Then finally cultivate and feed them properly

 10. Key Resource

Our resources are:

 Seed of salad
 Fertile soil with hen wastage
 Plastic water wastage bottle
 Knife and water tube
 Table
 Human power who cultivate and feeds water
11. SWOT (STRENGTH, WEAKNESS, OPPORTUNITY AND THEARET)

Strength Weakness

 We are passionate  Always we think about success but

 We are opportunity seeker we feel hesitate
 We are information seeker
 We busy in one direction only
 We have a skill of team building
 We recognize our selves  We make our self busy to
 We are risk taker accomplish one task
 We are not good at social media

Opportunity Threats

 Scarcity of vegetation in mekelle  Our competitors

city  Current issue
 Environmental pollution by
plastic water
 12. Variable cost structure

S description UOM Qty Unit Total(ETB)

N price
1 Water tube meter 5m 15 75
2 Seed of gram 10g 5 50
salad
3 knife - 1 50 50
4 Fertilizer kg 2kg 100 200
(urea)
Seed of kg 1 kg 120 120
5 white onion
6 Seed of gram 20g 5 100
carrot
Total=595.00 birr only

13. Conclusion

Finally, we concluded that the distribution of green vegetable become more and more in
mekelle city and the market of vegetable become stable .especially, we concerned deeply the
people who live in low and medium economy in mekelle city.