APIP Agricultural Policy Implementation Project

Miscellaneous maintenance (buying valves and repairing pipes, tubes or
hoses) for a 3 ha. irrigation system is estimated to cost 300 DT per year per
hectare.
Machinery Expenses
350 DT per month, or 6,000 DT per year for the operation is estimated to
be reasonable. This makes for a per hectare cost of 2,000 DT per year.
Packing materials
Based on authors' experience in other countries, a benchmark estimate of
costs for shipping and packing materials is20 millimes per flower for roses and
10 millimes per flower for other flowers.
FIXED COSTS:
Cut flowers in Tunisia are typically produced either in open fields or
under plastic greenhouses" that are simple oval-framed structures consisting
of metal ribs covered by plastic sheeting. Because the climate in Tunisia is
mediterranean and temperate there is no need for more sophisticated enclosed
greenhouse structures, although the plastic structures used in Tunisia protect
flowers from severe rains and cool winter nights. The initial investment, still
much lower than for European countries, includes the following equipment:
Eguipment Category New Cost Life of Product Total Cost Per 3 Hectare
Irrigation Pumps/Pipe: 5,700/ha. 5 years 17,100
Greenhouse:
-Frames 27,000/ha. 15 years 81,000"
-Plastic 8,000/ha. 2 years 24,000
-Accessories 1,000/ha. 3 years 3,000
Machinery/Implements: 30,000/farm 5 years 30,000
Packing/Cooling Rooms: 30,000/farm 15 years 30,000
Vehicles: 15,000/farm 5 years 15,000
TOTAL 201,000 DT
32 A typical plastic greenhouse is6 meters by 80-85 iters, or approximately
500 square meters.