Urban Farmers - Agro-Entertainment - Tax-Free Green Income

Opportunity Snapshot

  • Country: India India
  • Industry: Agriculture
  • Stage: Start-up
  • Investment size: $175,000 / min. $90,000
  • Type of investment: Debt, Equity
Urban Farming Investment Opportunity in India We propose to develop 1-Acre Farmsteads which serve the dual purpose of community farming and weekend getaway. Image courtesy of Katy Jackson, 2012, Flickr CC.

Investment Opportunity

1-acre farmsteads with dual purpose of community farming and weekend getaway. Funding required for farmland & infrastructure.

Products and services

We propose to develop 1-Acre Farmsteads which serve the dual purpose of community farming and weekend getaway.

The projects involve the farming of fruits & vegetables for the farm maintenance, an individual Bamboo House and a swimming pool.

• Ownership of 1-Acres farmland
• The Farmhouse; The swimming pool
• Security of being a part of gated community
• Farming on the land to generate additional revenue.
• Tax-Free Green money

Target Market

• The target market for the product is Middle Class & Higher Middle Class

Competitive Advantage

Profile of Competitors

As of today, we do not have a market competition as ours is a unique offering in the market.

Competitive Advantage

• Unique features

The product includes the dual benefit of weekend home & a farming unit generating revenue for the stakeholders.

• Better value to customers in terms of efficiency or ROI or cost/benefit ratios

The product is designed to create a win-win situation for both the customers and the business.

The Customer gets 1-Acre Farmland Ownership, Farmer status, Farm House, Personal Swimming Pool and Tax Free Green Income from the farm

Company gets profits from Land Sale, Profit share from the harvest that would continue over a period of 3-5 years.

• Greater compatibility with existing systems

The project is designed around the existing Farmland sales concept with profit sharing and added community farming perspective.

Rationale for the deal

I have been in the business of farmland sales and development and have hands-on experience in developing multiple projects including Sandalwood, Mango, Papaya, Teakwood and Malabar Neem Farms.

Based on the consumer feedback for years to have a property that can serve the dual purpose of farmlands and also a weekend getaway.

The projects involve the farming of fruits & vegetables for the farm maintenance, an individual House and a swimming pool.

Total Market Valuation

With no competition for this type of product in the market and sizeable customer base, the project scope is over 500 acres.

Market Trends

With the increase in middle class size, hectic lifestyles, uncontrolled price rise of real estate and increased incentives from govt are few of the factors that would drive future real estate predictions.

The recent speech by the finance minister of India made it very clear that govt has allocated funds for the development of 100 satellite townships near major cities and also earmarked funds for affordable housing. The very mention indicates the change in trends in affordable housing and entertainment sector.

Our Farmsteads would pioneer a new vertical in getaway homes that would give a luxury of having an additional abode surrounded by nature and also the prospect of earning additional tax free green income.

Use of financing

The basic funding required is towards the land purchase advance payment for the farmlands, farming and a model 1 acres farm expenditure, office, staffing & infrastructure expenses.

We would require about 3 rounds of funding.

1 for land advance
2 for farmland development
3 for office, staffing & infrastructure

Opportunity for the investor

The whole investment of about ₹ 50 Lacs to ₹ 1 Crore could be paid back at the 50% project sale expected to take about 9-12 months.

We would be looking for a silent investor who would want to exit the project at the earliest.

Initial investment towards farmland purchase advance could be made in the name of investor, if he is an Indian Citizen & resident.

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