Fertigation

Farm Ramp up
Plan

An imagination of the most

effective Fertigation farm
progressive setup plan by
GVV

Business Concept
FERTIGATION is a crop irrigation
system in which fertilizer is
dissolved, diluted and distributed
along with water through a drip
system.

Higher nutrient use

efficiency --> Healthy
Crop Growth

Flexible farm
operations

Fertigation
Benefits
Higher resource
conservation (Save
water) & Controlled
pollution

Increased crop yield

Suggested Introduction
- ~0.6 acre
- 1500 poly bags
- Will contain the staff
accommodation &
toilet, store, pump
house, greenhouse,
segregation area,
and office space.
- Will contain some
polybags

- ~0.6 acre
- 3500 poly bags
- Will contain the
majority of the
polybags

Estimated CAPEX: RM 85,000

Estimated OPEX: RM 6,400
*BREAKDOWN OF COSTS SHOWN IN NEXT SLIDES

Implementation Plan
1. Ground Levelling
. Add soil to resurface the land to eradicate water stagnation problems
2. Ground Preparation (Line items shown below):
Apply sulphur to the land perimeter
Refurbish the fencing and gate setup
Cut the trees and clear land
Set up lighting around the farm
Prepare living quarters location (foundation only - for cabin)
Build toilet and bathroom facility
Build store house
Build crop cleaning / segregation / packaging area
3. Purchase and install 20 feet cabin
Used as labour accommodation / office and document storage
4. Set up Fertigation farm with 5000 poly bags inclusive of water tank house and
nursery
5. Labour:

Hire 1 Farm Manager (Salary: RM 2000 per month) to handle day-to-day

on-site management (crop sales) and accounts check and balance.
Hire 2 Farmer (Salary: RM 1000 per month per person husband and
wife) to be upskilled through training and farm set up.

The above line items represent the costs incurred for the set up of the farm. The costs
breakdown is shown in the next slides.

Cost breakdown
1. CAPEX:
- Start-up Expenditure

2. OPEX:
- Monthly Expenditure

Estimated Cost
No.
CAPEX:
(RM)
1. Land set up
25000
Container
2. cost
10000
3. Farm set up
50000
85000

No.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Land set up consist of:

ground levelling
bathroom/toilet
cutting of trees
re-fencing and building new
gate
setting up of store
setting up of packaging area

No
.

OPEX:

1. Water
2. Electricity
3. Labour
Land
4.
rental
Consumab
5.
les

Estimated
monthly cost
(RM)
550
300
4000
500
1000
6350

Production Gantt Chart - Revenue

Revenue By
Month
Income
Month (RM k)
Month 1
0
Month 2
60
Month 3
0
Month 4
45
Month 5
15
Month 6
0
Month 7
32
Month 8
64
Month 9
64
Month
10
32
Month
11
0
Month
12
39
Month
13
41
Month
14
32
Month

Profit/Loss Statement

The End Game

2
acres
1.7
acres
Farm #1

2.8 acres
Total factory
land area

Cost: RM 2.6 Million

Rental: RM 12,000 / month

The idea is to acquire the factory

area opposite the currently
tenanted land. Plan:
1. Cultivate the 2 acres of land
beside the factory area
Increase production
2. Install vertical farming facility
Increase production
3. Use as a crop warehouse Wholesaler
4. Set-up crop freezing and
packing capability Vertical
business expansion
5. Set-up crop processing
Vertical business expansion

Required Assistance
-

Logistics
- A 4x4 vehicle is required for transport purposes; to sell chillies and for
travel to training centre.

Labour
- Farmers who are willing to live on the land are required (at least 2
people)