This project is to create a company that falls within the agri-food sector, dedicated to the production and marketing of red fruits. The company will be dedicated to the production, processing and distribution of red fruit (blackberry, Physalis), trying to be an asset in responding to national and international needs of such products. The production system of the company will be structured to become an economie of scale, since this is the only solution that allows a considerable reduction of ...
This investment is the installation, in a holding of 1.00 hectares (10,000 square meters), a variety of red fruits. In this area plants will be grown variety Physalis pruinosa, and used a compass of 1,20x0,60 meters.
The land was transferred on loan for a period of 5 years, automatically renewable, free of charge, as location details mentioned below. Mostly land has not been used and are with grass and weeds so the job of putting them to produce involve costs. It will take some working machinery, fertilizer and proper watering the crops in question
One of the land is already used as physalis experimental culture (approximately 2400 mts2) so we test in loco culture of reaction to and that has been very motivating in terms of development and growth of the plant. The seedlings were placed in different seasons, and also testing their growth, productivity, water requirements and production quality. We may consider that there were some cases with lower productivity (planted in May produced less (max 0.5 kg per plant) but planted in late March produced around 1 kg per plant, in any of the situations with a staking system and irrigation unsuitable.
I´m currently preparing a project to PDR 2020 that should take a few months to get a response and funds. Even if the project is approved, and considering the time between approval, funding, investment and production (at least 1 year) plus the constraints of their own culture and the need for working capital, want the prosecutor initiated immediately, and within the its possibilities and capabilities development work and plantations.
The prosecutor does not have equipment for holding and acquire what is necessary to meet the agricultural work probably in a state of used (tractor, cutter, plow, pruning shears, watering and staking system). The size and power of the equipment to be purchased (in used condition) will be adjusted to the needs of operations to develop.
On the ground where it is conducting a trial planting there is a shed that will be used to store all equipment.
There is also a small greenhouse that allows sowing and creation of Physalia plants for planting, thus reducing costs (at present there are about 1500 feet of growing plants).
About the author
I have a degree in Management and Marketing, professional experience of 15 years in commercial areas, training, consulting and insurance.
I worked six years as a commercial and image manager, namely as a supplier of large surfaces, which gave me greater insight into issues related to the world of business, sales, trading, technical and legal requirements and quality. The level of training and dealing with different audiences (employed, unemployed, young, professional courses, municipal employees), acquired the ability to adapt and understand the different expectations, ambitions, realities, and how important it is to promote the initiative and entrepreneurship for that our country walk for a very different course.
Over the past three years have been cultivating a plot of about 1800 m2, mainly for the quality of products produced and for being an optimal psychological and physical therapy (saves up some good trips to the gym). The land of the experience did not exist, despite being the grandson of farmers, though some of that land is worked by a Lord 88, many valuable tips and goes onto the effort to get the best results.
To be more aware about the issues of land and the state of the economy, I can not understand how a large part of our food are purchased abroad. Plus, with our climate, we can bet the huge production of value-added products with a view to the export market, and capturing more value to our economy, creating jobs and exporting.
Since I believe that only with our efforts is that we can go further, and only achieved doing, promoted an application to the European Proder funds. This application was in a transition period between the proder 2007-2014 and RDP 2015-2020. I recently received a communication stating that the application would be considered under the new assumptions of the RDP (and will be more damaging to the level of funding for the project presented), or would the redesign. Will be exactly what I'll do, reformulate, involving the cancellation of the previous application and make a new one with new application number and longer waiting. Since I believe in the business now displayed, do not intend to wait and within my capabilities I Start scan the project and try now to get some working capital for reinvestment.
Budget and due dates
Agricultural equipment - tractor, plow, cutter. 2000€ - this equipment in used state is sold by a former farmer. Although more than 20 years the equipment is in very good condition. The goal is to make the proper site preparation. later this equipment will be used for agricultural needs and simultaneously to prepare other land or services out. If the project is approved PDR with tractor, this equipment will serve other entrepreneurs to residual costs.
Agricultural equipment - irrigation systems, staking 1,800€
others - packaging, boxes, gloves, pruning shears, twine 200€
All labor will be personal, family and friends.
Goals - Production testing ground between June and October.
As units in germination, use the new land and have production between August and October.
The dates given for fundraising (end of April is the limit for we put the plants on earth, for by then will have approximately 20 cm), from there the irrigation efforts to place the plants produce will be much more expensive .
The average purchase price per kg in trade around 20 €
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