Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food security

ISPAAD Horticulture Business Plan Form

Date of Submission: ____________
 HORTICULTURE SUPPORT PROGRAME APPLICATION FORM
PART 1.0

APPLICANT DETAILS

Title ( tick correct one) Mr. Mrs. Miss Other

Surname
Name
Middle name
Omang number
Date of birth
Gender
Marital status
Educational status
Training background/experience ( provide
traceable evidence)
Postal address
Physical address
Email address
Contact details Tel Cell Fax Other

Name of employer ( if applicable)

Occupation

Company /partnership/ group

Surname Name Omang Date of Position % Share in Gender Qualifications Contact

birth the details
business

Part 1.1 Applicant Financial funding History

Have you ever received any Financial assistance scheme administered by Government / Private scheme?
Details
Year
Amount
Type
Status
 Part 2.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Business details

Physical address
Extension area
Field location
Ownership
Amenities Electricity Water source Access road
New /existing project
Type of horticultural project to be granted for ISPAAD (
Proposed amount to be funded by ISPAAD /Grant

Project

Start Up
Expansion

Project Definition

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Project Objectives

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Needs Identification/needs/challenges to be addressed by the project

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PART 3.0 MANANGEMENT STRUCTURE OF THE FARM

ROLE OF WORKERS
POSITION EXPERIENCE/EDUCATIONAL DUTIES REMUNERATION
REQUIRED BACKGROUND
e.g. farm
manager
 PART 4.0 PRODUCTION PROCESS

Describe all steps of the project processes. Present step by step details of what is to be done

Cropping plan (vegetables)

Block HA M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9 M10 M11 M12

A
B
C
D

Expected harvests/block

CROPPING PLAN FRUIT TREES

Fruit Area Planted (Ha) Year Planted Expected Year Of Expected Yield
tree/varie Harvest (Tons)
ty

Tree/variety Area Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept
(ha)
 Crop budgets (list crop by crop)

List exactly what will be purchased or done with the money. Make a cost breakdown for each item needed for the
project as per the table below. 3-5 quotations must be attached as to support all required items

Crop ……………………………………….

Item Quantity Unit price(P) Total (P)

Seeds /seedlings

Fertilizers

Pesticides
Part 5.0 Financial plan

Income statement

Revenue

Gross sales of crops

Total revenue………………………………………………………………

Cost of production

Seeds

Fertilizers

Pesticides

Energy costs

Total costs of goods………………………………………………………….

Gross profits = total revenue- total cost of goods…………………………………………………………………………………...

Expenses

Advertising

Bank charges

Maintenance

Stationery

Wages

Utilities

Association subscriptions

Casual labor

Miscellaneous (state them)………….

Total expenses

Net operating income = Gross profit- total expenses………………………………………………………………………………..

 CASH FLOW BUDGET

Cash inflows (Income)

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

Cash inflows( income)
Loan
Sales and receipts
Other

Total cash inflows

Cash outflows ( expenses

Advertising
Bank charges
Maintenance
Stationery
Wages
Utilities
Association subscriptions

Total cash outflows

Cash balance ( total cash outflows- total

cash outflows)
PART 6.0 Marketing plan

Market research ( include your target market, their market share, the intended gap you are to fill as well as those
already in the same business you proposed as well as your competitive edge.

Market strategy

Target Market (Supported by letters of intent)

What will make your products attractive compared to your competitors?

How will you price your produce?

How will you ensure that your produce reach your customers when needed?
How will your customers know that you have a produce (Promotion)?

SWOT ANALYSIS OF THE BUSINESS

STRENGTH WEAKNESS

OPPORTUNITIES THREATS

RISK AND SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS

Risks Effect of risk Planned solution

Implementation Plan

Outline the sequence of major activities required to implement the project

Functional responsibilities

Describe the activities to be carried out from seeding to harvesting each with a specified time frame
ISPAAD HORTICULTURE SUPPORT PROGRAMME
Compliance List

Certified Copy of National identity card (Omang). O

Land board certificate or lease agreement. O

Business plan including cropping programme. O

Financial statement of accounts (for existing projects) O

Borehole certificate and water right. O

Water Quality

Constitution (Group) O

Certificate of Incorporation (Company) O

Letter of resolution (Group/Company) O

Nursery registration certificate (For importation of seedlings) O

Quotations O

Certified certificates or reference letters (Hired Manager) O