SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
Advanced irrigation system components for farmers
Market
| Final Products | Components of modern irrigation systems |
| Required Inputs | Material and component suppliers |
| Competing Products |
Low competition |
| Potential for Export | Low |
Process
| Complexity – Type of Process | Medium – integration process |
| Technology | Design, integration and assembly |
| Equipment and Material | Material, pumps, impellers, sensors, controllers and other components |
| Human Resources | Trained technical labor, mechanical engineers, quality control engineers and marketing specialists |
Business Linkage
| Forward Linkage | Farmers |
| Local/Regional/Nationwide | Local Market- Nationwide |
| Backward Linkage | Irrigation component suppliers |
| Supporting Entities | Component suppliers, marketing companies and testing facilities |
| Competitive Edge |
Advanced irrigation systems at lower cost and more bespoke as produced locally, reduced water consumption compared to traditional systems |
Economic Features
| Revenue Stream | Sales of advanced irrigation systems |
| CAPEX | 10M EGP Note: This CAPEX represents the indicative investment size, however, this investment opportunity can grow in implementation to a larger sized investments. |
| Investment Size | Medium (between 5-50M EGP) |
Considerations
| Key Challenge | Maintaining high-quality product and quality control measures, meeting product specification and standardization, absence of marketing and sales services |
| Advantages | Low need for adequacy infrastructure (industrial zone) |
| Potential Pathways to Growth | Local manufacture of certain components for national and export markets, full/integrated solutions for irrigation management, agricultural production and/or harvesting processes (could also include Internet of Things (IoT) applications to automate irrigation) |
General Impact
| Environmental | Saves water |
| Social | Reduces imports and expenses of agriculture activities and creates job opportunities for unskilled labor |
Impact on Sub-market(s), Cluster(s) and Value Chain(s)
| Relevant sub-market | Technology/equipment manufacturing |
| Lies within the following value chain/cluster(s) |
Medical/aromatic plants and herbs, fruits and vegetables |
| Impact | Enhances the quality of farm production |
Studies
| Serial | File name | Download |
| 1 | UNIDO IGGE_VC Cluster Competitiveness & BOM |
