Solar powered pest control for agriculture Opportunity Description: Powered pest control for farms has the advantage of ever-decreasing payback period due to increase of electricity prices |
  PRODUCT: PV powered pest control system Sector: Renewable Energy, Sustainable Agriculture and Food Processing Market: Farms Initial Investment Required: Less than 150,000 EGP, mainly working capital Details Available: |
Market Potential: Sold to Farmers in Luxor/Qena, rest of Upper Egypt/the Red Sea and in the Delta. Competing products include various pest control alternatives. Supply: Bought from Electric equipment suppliers in the Delta and the Red Sea. The required inputs include electric equipment and components. Process: System integration Human Resources: Manual labor, Technical labor, Engineers Financial: CAPEX is less than 150,000 EGP, mainly working capital. OPEX is between 150,000 and 500,000 EGP, mainly salaries and maintenance. Risk: Convincing clients with a relatively new product. IMPACT: Environmental impact: CO2 emission reduction and substitute of chemical pest control. Social impact: Cheaper and more pest control. |
