Business plan: 10 Hectares plant of ALOE VERA BARBADENSIS MILLER Loan required:2720000 euro Aug. 12, 15 1 What is Aloe Vera Aloe Vera (or Aloe Barbadensis Miller) is a plant - it’s that simple! It is a member of the onion and lily family but grows two to three feet tall with large thick leaves. Aloe flourishes in hot dry climates such as the Caribbean, Far East and parts of America and Greece. It takes around four years until it is ready for harvest and then, just like any vegetable juice, it must be stabilized before it can start to oxidize and loose its goodness. It’s not a fad or 'the latest thing in health care' although many spurious products have recently appeared on the market.
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Business plan:
10 Hectares plant of
ALOE VERA BARBADENSIS MILLER
Loan required:2720000 euro
Aug. 12, 15 1
What is Aloe Vera Aloe Vera (or Aloe Barbadensis Miller) is a plant - it’s that simple! It is a
member of the onion and lily family but grows two to three feet tall with large
thick leaves. Aloe flourishes in hot dry climates such as the Caribbean, Far
East and parts of America and Greece. It takes around four years until it is
ready for harvest and then, just like any vegetable juice, it must be stabilized
before it can start to oxidize and loose its goodness.
It’s not a fad or 'the latest thing in health care' although many spurious
products have recently appeared on the market.
Business plan:
10 Hectares plant of
ALOE VERA BARBADENSIS MILLER
Loan required:2720000 euro
Aug. 12, 15 2
It’s not a fad or 'the latest thing in health care' although many spurious
products have recently appeared on the market.
It’s not a 'miracle cure' although after reading many articles on the subject
you'll be forgiven for thinking that is exactly what it is! You can find it
mentioned in the bible (Numbers 24:6, John 19:39, Psalms 45:8) and dotted
through the history books where it is said to have been used by Cleopatra,
Alexandra the Great and in the film Gerry McGuire.
It can be applied to the skin topically or taken internally as a drink. If you go
on holiday to the Caribbean you will see large leaves being sold on the beach
to relieve sunburn and offered as a drink to alleviate indigestion but how can it
be so many things to so many people? The answer is in its contents.
The rich gel inside an Aloe plant is made up of over 75 different ingredients
even though 95% of it is water. These nutricients include :
Vitamins - including C, E, Beta Carotene, B12 Minerals - including magnesium, manganese, zinc, copper, chromium,
calcium, sodium, potassium, iron. Amino Acids - 20 out of the 22 required by the body as the building
blocks for protein and 7 out of the 8 that the body cannot manufacture itself
Sugars - including long chain polysaccharides that help boost the immune system
Enzymes - to help break down and digest food Plant Sterols - that act as powerful anti-inflammatory agents Lignin - a woody substance that helps Aloe penetrate the skin Saponins - soapy substances with an anti-microbial effect Anthraquinones - powerful natural painkillers Salycylic Acid - anti-inflammatory, helps break down dead tissue
Business plan:
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Loan required:2720000 euro
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Common Pests and Diseases Aloe rust
Phakopsora pachyrhizi
Symptoms
Small, pale yellow spots on leaves which expand and turn
brown; orange spore masses may be present on underside of
leaf; leaves may drop from plant
Cause
Fungus
Comments
Disease emergence favors cool temperatures and high humidity
Management
Disease is self limiting and requires no treatment
Basal stem rot
Fusarium spp.
Symptoms
Base of plant turning reddish brown to black and rotting
Cause
Fungi
Comments
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Fatal disease of aloes; disease emergence favors cold, damp
conditions
Management
Pieces of plant may be saved by taking cuttings above rotted
portion
Bacterial soft rot
Pectobacterium chrysanthemi
Symptoms
Watery, rotting leaves which are darker in color; young leaves
wilting and collapsing; leaves bulging due to gas formation
inside
Cause
Bacterium
Comments
Bacteria survive in plant debris in the field; disease emergence
favored by hot, wet weather
Management
Fatal disease; avoid over-watering plants
Main characteristics of an Aloe Vera plant We plant up to 1000 plants per stremma(1/10 of an hectare)
Every leaf weights from 600 gr to 1,3 klgr
Today’s sale price for aloe leaves from merchants is between 0.9 and
1.5 euros.
Despite the sale of leaves a mature stremma of aloe can produce over
5000 offsets yearly
From each plant we collect 6 to 12 leaves yearly.
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ALOE VERA BARBADENSIS MILLER
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A very consistent plant of one stremma of aloe vera produces from 3 to
6 metric tons yearly.
With the new offsets you can extend your cultivation.
Alternatively you could sell to increase per stremma return.
Executive summary Aloe Vera Farming Greece (AVFGR) is an Aloe Vera farming business that
will be located in Greece.
It will be a star-up agricultural firm.
The initial products are Aloe Vera leaves and offsets. Leaves are expected to
be very popular among other medicinal plants in the near future, because of
their multi use in preventive medicine and skin care.
Also their global demand is expected to rapidly expand and many people will
rush to get into this new business and market.
Mission AVFGR aims to offer high-quality Aloe Vera products at a competitive price.
The consultants of this business believe that there is a current untapped
market opportunity because existing providers are too diversified to serve the
increasing needs in gel and leaves of the commercial nutraceutical products
segment and the incorporation of greater scientific controls over the plant to
do on-line supervising of the plant to prevent threats.
Keys to success High level of quality
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Adapt new technologies to control the plant and reconfigure needs.
Competence between the front line sales people by:
Applying revolutionary methods for distribution and marketing
giving as bonus a percentage of the final dividend, depending on
the volume of the sales performed above the target sales
volume .
Company Konstantinos Anastasiadis, chief Executive Officer and Administrator.
Seeking positions for:
Finance officer
Sales manager
Plant engineer
Startup costs
For a 10 hectares (100 stremma) cultivation of Aloe Vera on horizon
of 10 years, the startup cost covering years 1-7 will be 2.000.000 euros
including land purchase of 10 hectares in Greece(mainland , or island) with its
Total liabilities & capital 1866660 1213320 1001320 1004320 1007320 1057655 1281185 1964715 2648245 3453475 5016850
Table 8 : Projected Balance sheet of 10 hectares of Aloe Vera cultivated for 11 years
Management expenses
Estimated yearly at 82.000 euro. Is the fund necessary to engage a team of
professionals to organize-synchronize production-sales, as an on-line
business using information technology, with the unique target to comply with
the initially set assumptions table 2, lines 3-4.
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In collaboration with distribution expenses this fund creates the basic tool to
achieving that target.
Net profits Estimated at 2.248.602 euro (table 4) is the net profits over 11 years of
cultivation with capital amortized. The whole amount is the outcome of the
11th year.
From this net profit we must pay various expenses (such as sales bonuses,
petrol for generator, electricity, telephone, municipality fees, etc) the rest will
give us the net product of the investment of 2.720.000 euro returned at 10%
interest rate over 11 years of cultivation.
A yearly based 224.860euro /year -24.860(various expenses) = 200.000 euro,
in average after tax and capital with interest returned.
Market analysis - Aloe Vera Demand
Aloe Vera is among the few medicinal plants by virtue of their extensive medicinal, nutraceutical and other uses enjoy a major chunk of the market across the globe. The major markets for Aloe Vera and its extracts are Australia, US and the entire Europe. Despite the ideal climatic conditions for the cultivation of Aloe Vera, we have not been able to exploit. The reasons are simple: lack of cultivation and processing know-how. Given the exponentially growing demand for it in the international market, Aloe Vera presents the finest commercial opportunity among the various medicinal plants. Also India is among the few countries gifted with the unique geographical features essential for cultivation of Aloe Vera and other high potential medicinal plants. Yet the country has not realized and reaped the full potential of such plants. The reason is simple: lack of the requisite expertise. Fortunately, the technology is now accessible to individual and corporate entrepreneurs to make the most of aloe through mainstream cultivation.
Business plan:
10 Hectares plant of
ALOE VERA BARBADENSIS MILLER
Loan required:2720000 euro
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A conservative estimate puts the monetary value of current global trade in medicinal plants at over US$60 billion with Aloe Vera holding ¼ of this demand estimating US$15 billion sales globally. With the increasing interest in ‘natural’ products across the world and the resultant upsurge in the demand for medicinal plants, this trade is expected to grow up to 5 trillion by the year 2050. Aloe Vera is among the few medicinal plants by virtue of their extensive medicinal, nutraceutical and other uses enjoy a major chunk of the market across the globe. The major markets for Aloe Vera and its extracts are Australia, US and the entire Europe. A recent study carried out to identify the plants to focus on, in order to posit ion the Indian medicinal plants sector on its growth path with a long-term up to the year 2020, has identified 45 plants. Given the exponentially growing demand for it in the international market, Aloe Vera presents the finest commercial opportunity among the various medicinal plants. Also, India is among the few countries gifted with the unique geographical features essential for cultivation of Aloe Vera and other high potential medicinal plant
Aloe Vera is among the few medicinal plants by virtue of their extensive medicinal, nutraceutical and other uses enjoy a major chunk of the market across the globe. The major markets for Aloe Vera and its extracts are Australia, US and the entire Europe. Despite the ideal climatic conditions for the cultivation of Aloe Vera, we have not been able to exploit. The reasons are simple: lack of cultivation and processing know-how. Given the exponentially growing demand for it in the international market, Aloe Vera presents the finest commercial opportunity among the various medicinal plants. Also India is among the few countries gifted with the unique geographical features essential for cultivation of Aloe Vera and other high potential medicinal plants. Yet the country has not realized and reaped the full potential of such plants. The reason is simple: lack of the requisite expertise. Fortunately, the technology is now accessible to individual and corporate entrepreneurs to make the most of aloe through mainstream cultivation. A conservative estimate puts the monetary value of current global trade in medicinal plants at over US$60 billion. With the increasing interest in
Business plan:
10 Hectares plant of
ALOE VERA BARBADENSIS MILLER
Loan required:2720000 euro
Aug. 12, 15 22
‘natural’ products across the world and the resultant upsurge in the demand for medicinal plants, this trade is expected to grow up to 5 trillion by the year 2050. Aloe Vera is among the few medicinal plants by virtue of their extensive medicinal, nutraceutical and other uses enjoy a major chunk of the market across the globe. The major markets for Aloe Vera and its extracts are Australia, US and the entire Europe. A recent study carried out to identify the plants to focus on, in order to posit ion the Indian medicinal plants sector on its growth path with a long-term up to the year 2020, has identified 45 plants. Given the exponentially growing demand for it in the international market, Aloe Vera presents the finest commercial opportunity among the various medicinal plants. Also, India is among the few countries gifted with the unique geographical features essential for cultivation of Aloe Vera and other high potential medicinal plant
Target markets segmentation strategy Make offers
o to Industries using Aloe Vera leaves as their raw material, such as
GNLD, forEverLiving, e.t.c
o Pharmaceutical firms.
o Cosmetic firms.
Establish a business for selling Aloe Vera leaves in Greece.
Create an e- shop for leaves and suckers.
Summarizing
Aloe Vera planting can be a highly profitable investment assuming a vast
management and marketing policy that will perform sale of the 100% of the
whole estimated production.
Investment has minimum risk assessment and a relatively easy to maintain
business process with low managerial costs.
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10 Hectares plant of
ALOE VERA BARBADENSIS MILLER
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Aloe vera plant, is a portable pharmacy. If you just consider that drinking aloe
vera gel could potentially even shrink tumors or grow up new hair when
applied on human head, imagine the future of demand when people will get
more familiar with these fascinating health opportunities that aloe vera could
bring to their lives.
Financially speaking this proposal estimates an average ROI at 20%.
Finally this proposal can be amended by the writer to fit needs, if any of the
general assumptions will change abruptly, during the estimated development
period.
Planning the future: The cost for a basic gel processing plant. For a large plant machinery designed to handle special daily volume units
from aloe leaves and working hours. Only as an example, a farm of 100
stremmas would produce 55,000 kg of aloe vera daily. The equipment needed
to handle the volume that would cost between 400,000 and 600,000 euro.
For a small unit of compute 60-100000 euro (Ready key).
Figure 7: Aloe Vera gel
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Vocabulary
Offsets or offshoots: offspring plants grown as by products, around the mother
plant.
Appendices
Contents What is Aloe Vera
Common Pests and Diseases
Main characteristics of an Aloe Vera plant
Executive summary
Mission
Keys to success
Company
o Startup costs
o Personnel Plan
Products
Financial plan
o General assumptions
o Start-up capital needs
o Purchase of land
o Capital amortization
o Break-even Analysis
o Projected profit and loss
o Projected Gross margin yearly
o Projected cash flow
o Projected balance sheet
o Management expenses
Market analysis - Aloe Vera Demand
Target market segment strategy
Summarizing
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Vocabulary
Figures Figure 1:Break-even point through the years 1-11
Figure 2: Projected net profits over 10 years of operation
Figure 3: Income by product over 10 years of operation
Figure 4: Total Income over 10 years of operation
Figure 5: Store house model of 150 sq.meters with capacity of 100 tons of leaves. Plant need 10 of those.
Figure 6: Model of plant establishments with office and house.
Figure 7: Aloe Vera gel
Tables Table 1: Stremma return of Aloe Vera Barbadensis Miller
Table 2: General assumptions
Table 3: Loan analysis
Table 4: 2000000 euros, loan amortization and accumulated net profits
for 10 years over 10 hectares of Aloe Vera Barbadensis Miller.
Table 5: Expenses through years 1-11
Table 6: Gross margin yearly
Table 7:Projected cash flow for cultivating 10 hectares of Aloe Vera
over 11 years
Table 8: Projected Balance sheet of 10 hectares of Aloe Vera over 11 years of operation
Dated: 12-8-2015
Written by:
Konstantinos P. Anastasiadis
Business consultant (M.Sc.)
Athens-Greece, Mobile: 6982043751, Web site: vresto.eu