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Organic Pomegranate garden with 30Lakhs/year income Near bangalore with loan facility

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Location

Located in Andhra Pradesh, 45 minute drive from Madanapalle(48 km) and 2.5 hrs from Bangalore.
500 mt of approved 20 ft Gravel road from State Road.
At a decent elevation with good aeration and covered all around by beautiful mountains.
Protected forest and Huge Water reservoir(mini Dam) nearby (3 km)
Good company of wild rabbits in the farm and occasional visitors like wild deer.


Soil

Red calcareous, suitable for horticulture, recommended by the experts at UAS, Bangalore.
Unused by the erstwhile farmer for 9 years.
Not exposed to chemicals, pesticides or any other inorganic practices.

Land

10.17 Acres – clear title, Single owner, Complete documentation available – verifiable with revenue department/ online at E-Seva centres of Govt of Andhra Pradesh.
Fully chain link + Barbed wire fenced (TATA make)
Expandable to beyond 25 Acres
Fast appreciating due to the new Telangana State formation.

Plants

3300 Pomegranate plants (24 months old),
Border Plants – 500 Nos : Silver Oak, Melia Dubia and Mahogany plants 6 months old – 5 ft tall.

Plant preparation

3x3x3 ft pits filled with 4 baskets Sheep manure,5 kg Vermicompost,2 kg Neem cake,2 Kg fish meal, 2 kg pongamia cake, 20g Humic acid, 20g AZB, 15g PSB, 40g Phallada NPK, 120g phallada Nemitrol, 10g T.Viride, 15g T.Orgens.

Saplings were bought from the reputed nursery at Devanahalli( Asia’s first certified organic nursery) hardened at the nursery for 4-6 months before plantation.

Fed frequently well with Jeevamrutha, Rasasara to ground as well as foliar spray.

Water

Excellent EC.
2 Live borewells - (1) 170/220 ft water points; (2) 180/240/280 ft water points
6 HP Mahendra Submersible pump / (2) 4 HP Kirloskar pump(KS4C 4030)
4 more prospective Bore points marked by reputed Geologist from Chitradurga, Karnataka.
Farm Pond: 16x11x3 mt with Geo membrane sheet of 500 GSM
Water from borewells in drawn into the pond all day and pumped to drip from there.

Drip irrigation system

Jain drip irrigation
16 mm laterals, 8 LPH drippers
5 HP Kirloskar submersible Pump( in Farm Pond - two hours of running enough to wet the plants.
0.5 HP Kirloskar monoblock pump to pump Jeevamrutha into the drip.

Solar Panels

Fully Solar powered – 6.5 KV panels supplied by reputed Coimbatore based Company – with excellent support maintenance ( required only once in 18 months for a small work attended in 8 hrs)
6 KV Connected to both the borewells (6HP/4HP), Drip pump(5HP) and the Jeevamrutha pump(0.5 HP)
0.5 KV for the Farm house
ABB Controller with options to run on solar power, Main Grid or Generator.

Labour Availability

Ample labour available around from 3 nearby villages – maximum of 25 labour can be obtained at any point of time. However, over the period, due to automation of the farm, the requirement has come down where with one or two occasional farm hands, the caretaker family of two members is handling the entire requirement.

Care taker family is well trained in organic cultivation practices that include preparation of Jeevamrutha and other organic mixtures, drip handling, spray etc.. Can write, read and speak Telugu; read and write English; Can communicate over phone, send photos of the farm using mobile etc..


Cattle

Own two Nati cows (one pregnant)
Cattle shed with dimensions 30x20x12 ft made with bamboo poles of 4-6” dia and 75% shade net.
Village nearby(1km) has only nati cows (60 Nos) – Cow Urine available at Rs 2 per ltr.
Surrounded by many villages with plenty of Sheep manure available at very cheap prices (Rs 1000 per tractor load)
Availability of mini tractors for hire ( although required once in an year for 2 days each time)

Farm House

3 Roomed well built farm house
41’10” x 13’2” outer measurements
Two rooms – One each for Owner and the Caretaker family with attached toilets and a Store room.
Bond stone foundation with concrete pillars. Hollow brick walls, plastered well.
JSW Blue coloured sheets as roof and verandah.
Electrification with 0.5 KV solar panels, LUMINOUS make UPS.
750 ltr Johnson, Triple layered Over Head Water Tank.
Three Black triple layered Sintex tanks of 1000 ltr each for Organic formulations purpose.

Market for the Pomegranate Produce
Bangalore at 140 km and Chennai at 250 km has the highest demand for Organic Pomegranate apart from ample Export options.
Two Export agents after visiting the farm have already offered to buy the produce when it's ready.

Economics / Expected Income

Flowering in June and Harvest in October is to be planned.
Being the first crop, not more than 20 flowers / fruits shall be retained per plant.
Each fruit shall weigh minimum of 400 g, that comes to 8 kg per plant.
Price Per Kg at the Farm gate is Rs 150-240 being Organic ( Inorganic may fetch 90-150)
Each plant will fetch (at the least expected price of Rs. 150), Rs. 1200.
3300 plants will yield Gross revenue of Rs. 39.60 lakh per year.

This will substantially increase over the next years as the number of fruit bearing increases to 100+ ( four fold) by the time the plant is 3-4 years old.

Bank details

The farm is developed from the loan obtained from a PSU Bank with 25% share from the farmer. Every details for the expenditure is audited by the Bank and Vouchers preserved for all the expenditure items.
Interested buyers may consider Loan transfer option too.


Expected price

Rs. 8 Lakh Per Acre ( Slightly negotiable)

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Business Opportunities in Agriculture: 150 Field Interviews (Book)


Business Opportunities in Agriculture: 150 Field Interviews (Book)

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