Business Opportunity Profile - Greenhouse Farming
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Book Description
This book/manual offers:
Professionally researched and written material
Indigenous materials and context, based on the Jamaican economy
Guidelines for investment and expected earnings
Market demand
Raw materials availability
Available and appropriate technologies
Equipment requirements
Financing requirements
Industry best practices in the different industries.
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Executive Summary
- Background
- 4.1 Yield and Volume
- 4.2 Quality
- 4.3 Pest and Disease Management
- Benefits of Greenhouse Technology
- 4.4 Weather
- 4.5 Growing Medium & Land Space
- 5.1 The Local Industry
- Demand for the Product/Service
- 5.2 National Consumption
- 5.3 Assessment of Importation and Consumption of Selected Crops
- 5.4 Seasonal Variation in Production and Imports of the Selected Crops6
- 6.1 International Markets
- Environmental Analysis
- 6.2 Local Market
- 6.3 Farming System and Production Units
- 6.4 Industry SWOT Analysis
- 7.1 Market Identification and Description
- Market Analysis & Strategy
- 7. 2 Target Market
- 7.3 Demand
- 7.4 Growth Trends
- 7.5 Existing Marketing System
- 8.1 Post-harvest Management System
- Operations
- 8.2 Pricing
- 8.3 Packaging
- 8.4 Promotion and Advertising
- 8.5 Distribution
- 9.1 Site Selection
- The Operational Plan
- 9.2 Equipment and Supplies: Greenhouse Construction
- 9.3 Production Plan: Greenhouse Production
- 10.1 Assumptions for cost and revenue/cash flow projections
- 10.2 Capital Layout & Requirement
- Investment & Financing
- 10.3 Investment Costs
- 10.4 Revenue Projections
- 10.5 Income Analysis
- 10.7 Cash Flow Projections
- 11.1 Critical Success Factors
- Risk Analysis
- 11.2 Major Risks
- 11.3 Main Reasons for Failure
- 11.4 Major Risks and Risk Mitigation
- 12.1 Business Plans
- Business Management
- 12.2 Types of Records
- 12.3 Inventory Records
- 12.4 Financial Records
- 12.5 Production Records
- 12.6 Labour Records
- 12.7 Crop Records
- ANNEX A: Cost of Production – LETTUCE
- APPENDICES
- ANNEX A: Cost of Production – CUCUMBER
