Final Products

Components of modern irrigation systems

Required Inputs

Material and component suppliers

Competing Products

Low competition
Imported irrigation systems

Potential for Export

Low

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

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

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)

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)

Environmental

Saves water

Social

Reduces imports and expenses of agriculture activities and creates job opportunities for unskilled labor

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