Future Farms: Step by step guide to make money from hydroponics
Whether a hydroponic farm will make money: market analysis, costing, a worked financial model and payback.
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Become a Future Farms Certified Hydroponics Grower
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Course outline
1. Step 1: Introduction and Market Analysis3 lessons
2. Step 2: Hydroponic System Identification2 lessons
3. Step 3: Scale of Farm2 lessons
4. Step 4: Identify Potential Revenue1 lesson
5. Step 5: Farming Strategy and Production Overview1 lesson
6. Step 6: Infrastructure Costing18 lessons
- Cultivation Environment (Tunnels)
- Cultivation Irrigation (NFT Hydroponic Infrastructure)
- Clearing of Site
- Grading of Site
- Trenching
- Accommodation/Ablutions for Labour
- Transport of Goods to Site
- Electricity Supply
- Water Supply: Quantity
- Water Supply: Quality
- Stormwater Drainage
- Dust Management
- Packaging
- Storage
- Delivery of Goods to Client
- Administration and Staff Facilities
- Contingency
- CAPEX: Infrastructure Costs Summary
7. Step 7: Operating Expenses and Cost of Sales (COS)19 lessons
- Operating Expenses and COS Explained
- COS: Nutrients
- COS: Seedlings
- COS: Cleaning Materials
- COS: pH up and Down
- COS: Pest Managment
- COS: Packaging Materials
- OPEX: Accounting
- OPEX: Business Software
- OPEX: Utilities
- OPEX: Fuel
- OPEX: Maintenance
- OPEX: Printing and Office
- OPEX: Petty Cash/General Expenses
- OPEX: Cellphones, telephone and internet
- OPEX: Bank Fees
- OPEX: Staff Costs
- OPEX: Insurance
- OPEX and COS Summary
8. Step 8: Basic Financial Model and Feasibility2 lessons
9. Step 9: Business Plan1 lesson
10. Step 10: Offtake/Letter of Intent1 lesson
11. Step 11: Go Farming1 lesson
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