Vegetables

Sowing Period Nursery

Direct Sowing

Plant to Plant Distance

Row to Row Distance

Picking Period

Tomatoes

1-15 Oct

30 cm

75 cm

Feb-May

Cucumber

15-31 Oct

30 cm

100 cm

Jan-May

Capsicum

1-15 Oct

After mid Jan

50 cm

150 cm

End of JanuaryMay

Sr. No

Vegetables

Temperature(degree centigrade )

Cucumber

24-18

Capsicum

24-21

Tomatoes

29-21

High Tunnel Technique

Benefits from year-round production include year-round income, retention of old customers, gain in new customers, and higher prices at times of the year when other local growers (who have only unprotected field crops) find difficult to produce. In summers for off season vegetables cultivation high quality indeterminate seed is easily available in markets.

Mild steel, zinc galvanized Material Pipe Material Diameter 40mm Thickness 1.6 mm Length 20-25 ft Plastic 0.10 mm thick and 20 ft wide

Height Width
Tunnel Specification Length No. of tunnels

Center 10 ft, Sides 6.5 ft

30 ft 190 ft 6. per acre

Seed and its Importance

For tunnel cultivation, F1 hybrid seed bred for tunnel use is used, because they have the ability to resist multiple diseases. These hybrid seeds cost more than the ordinary seeds. The ordinary seed is produced from the crop itself whereas hybrid seed is produced through a special process. For every crop, new hybrid seed needs to be purchased / sown. The crop yield achieved from hybrid seeds is 3 to 4 times more than to the ordinary seeds and is also less prone to diseases.

Vegetables

Land (Acres)

Tomato

Capsicum
Cocumber

1
1

Financial Plan
oThe total project cost is estimated at Rs. 9.5 million for a 9 acre farm, we are going for a 3 acre farm so our projected cost for project is 3.1 million. oThis project is focused on three crops only i.e. Tomato, Capsicum and Cucumber, cultivated on area of 3 acres. The land utilized for cultivation is to be purchased. The cost of setting a tunnel is Rs.120, 000

Financing Composition
Financing Equity (65%) Debt (35%) Amount (Rs.) 2,100,000 1,000,000

Project Internal Rate of Return Net Present Value Payback Period

32 % Rs. 3,962,750 4 years

Human Resource Requirement

Description Number Monthly Salary (Rs.)

Farm Manager

10,000

Labor
Guard

6
1

6,000
4,500

Branding Pricing Distribution

OT Analysis
Opportunities 1. Hybrid seeds that provide higher yield can lead to lower unit cost. 2. Off-season cultivation of high value vegetables will fetch better price and provides continuous supply. 3. Higher returns can be obtained by producing the right crops, at the right times and of better quality. 4. Expanding the horizon by purchasing more land and increasing yield. 5. Export markets exist like the Middle East, Far East. 6. Partnering with hotels, restaurants for supply etc 7. Training and guidance offered by NARC (National agricultural research centre), Islamabad for promotion of tunnel farming.

OT Analysis
Threats 1. Crop failure in any year. 2. Effect of change in the government regulations. 3. Absence of crop insurance. 4. Land mafia, encroachers. 5. Imitation by investors with bigger capital base. 6. Lack of experience, training and agricultural background. 7. Extreme wind storms can blow away the plastic.