20 Acres (Blueberry Plantation)
- Age of the plants - 1 year old
- No. of plants per acre – 3,000
- Distance between plant to plant and row to row will be 2 feet and 6 feet respectively (12 square feet)
- Cost per plant - INR 550
- Total number of plants – 60,000 plants (3,000 plants per acre)
- Cost upon all services mentioned above under section 1 for 20 acres- INR
- 3,30,00,000 /- (3000 plants per Acre x 20 Acres x INR 550 per plant)
Plants - Details
- Soil preparation + planting
- Soil softening and land preparation using machineries.
- Raising of soil bed.
- Placing of mulching sheet
- Pit drilling.
- Plantation and other required preparation.
- Cost upon all services mentioned above under sec. 2.1 for 20 acres - INR 1,10,00,000 (INR 550,000 per acre x 20 Acres)
Services offered
- Proposed smart drip irrigation is supported with the
- Motor
- Wi-Fi enabled valve (Solar powered)
- fittings
- labour cost
- filters
- pipes, and related accessories
- Neutralization of water obtained from source before used for irrigating plants
- Wifi based master control 4g
- fertigation automatic
- Functions of the proposed smart irrigation would involve monitoring the below mentioned via mobile app
- Water pressure level
- level of soil moisture
- pH level of water
- Whether station
- Assumed condition: The water for the project use will be sourced from the existing water source
- provided by the client.
- Cost upon irrigation services mentioned under section 2.2 is INR 50,00,000 /- (INR 2,50,000 per Acre x 20 Acres = INR 50,00,000)
Irrigation
- Cost on complete proposed service on 20 Acres
Proposed Investment plan for Blueberry plantation on 20 Acres Table
Proposed plan for the project timelines
- The above table implies an expected profit varying from the range of 339.7 Crore considering minimum market price throughout the period to 548.89 Crore considering maximum market price throughout the period to by the end of 10 years.
- Also, the chance of breakeven is high by the end of the 2 years even with unfavourable wholesale market pricing considered.
- What to expect on returns and profit post 10 years?
- It is expected that the average yield of a plant would vary from 10 to 14 kgs per year per plant from the 10th year.
- A sustainable yield of mentioned 10 to 14 kgs per year per plant can be maintained for around another 10 to 15 years depending upon the proper maintenance
Year wise impact on expected returns from the investment
- Post the project completion and handover, both parties would pay through a joint account to address the expenses incurred for maintenance as per the actual.
