Volgograd region, Sredneakhtubinsky district
It is located approximately 1000 meters towards the north-east from Zvezdniy settlement, outside the plot boundary.
Type: land plot
Status: registered
Region: Volgograd region
Cadastral district:
Sredneakhtubinsky cadastral district.
Form of ownership: private
Permitted use: for agricultural production
Land category: agricultural land
Land tax 3 $ per year for the whole plot.
Supposed kinds of using:
For the organization of agricultural production in greenhouses.
In the base of greenhouse business is three areas of crop cultivation – vegetables, green goods, and flowers. There are specific greenhouses for each industry.
Several questions raise before a beginner in business. Which direction to choose: seasonal or permanent greenhouse business?
How to plan your future business correctly? An ordinary greenhouse will be suitable for the organization of seasonal farming, while for a permanent business you will need a special industrial room with protected ground, where the greenhouse is heated and lighted up all year round.
ORGANIZATION OF HOTHOUSE FACILITY
The main task of the greenhouse is to create and maintain a favorable climate for growing agricultural products all year round.
Creating such conditions requires considerable expenses. Large constructions made of metal with a glass coating, with an outdated heating and ventilation system are obsolete. Modern greenhouse construction meets the following standards.
FRAME CONSTRUCTION
A large part of greenhouses – this is a room of standard width and, as a rule, it is easy to extend.
The roofs of cylindrical greenhouses can be single-pitch or gable.
Frames are mounted using wooden structures in the form of an arch. They are impregnated with a special antiseptic.
The frames themselves are metal (pipes) made of galvanized steel profile. The standard service life is 25 years. Greenhouses are installed mainly on prepared foundations or piles. It happens that just on the surface of the ground. The constructions are designed for doors, windows, vents, racks, and various partitions.
COVER MATERIAL
The glass coating is obsolete. A coating from polycarbonate and plastic sheeting replaced it.
Polyethylene is an affordable and cheap, but, unfortunately, the service life is only 3 years.
It promotes the entry of sunlight into the greenhouse, so the air inside is well warmed up on warm and sunny days. But if the temperature is falling at night sharply, condensation is formed.
The formation of excessive humidity in the greenhouse leads to plant diseases.
Modern multi-layer air sheeting is an ideal alternative to conventional plastic sheeting.
Strong, light and quite plastic polycarbonate can withstand a mass of up to 100 kg per square meter. It is also resistant to adverse weather conditions, such as rain, hail, and wind. Today it occupies a leading position among coatings for greenhouses. Of course, the price is much higher than that of the plastic sheeting, but the quality is excellent.
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HEATING SYSTEM
This part of the greenhouse equipment is the most expensive. The expenditure part sometimes exceeds 40% of the cost of production.
Heating is required not only for air, but also for soil and water. And the total cost of lighting in winter and ventilation in summer is almost 60%. These reasons often inhibit the development of greenhouses, as electricity and gas prices increase every year.
Power consumption is reduced in the following ways:
- apply energy-saving technologies;
- use double coverings, combining different materials;
- use substrates that can release heat into the ground after decomposition.
The most enterprising businessmen build their own boiler houses and install autonomous thermal power plants.
CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM
High yield directly depends on maintaining the desired temperature and humidity in the greenhouse. This includes: ventilation, irrigation system, evaporative cooling, shading screens and humidification.
More than that, you need equipment for the drainage system of drains (internal), the introduction of different solutions, pesticides and fertilizers.
The room is ventilated mainly in a natural way, through vents. Automatic monitoring sensors track all this work.
CHOICE OF CROPS FOR CULTIVATION
To get a good product, you should choose high-quality seeds and soil substrates. The method of planting accelerates the maturation of plants for 2-3 weeks, care is become easier and labor efficiency increases. During the year, up to 4 different crops (vegetables) can be grown on one square meter.
It all depends on customer demand and the season.
The most common and easy- to-grow crop is cucumbers. The average yield is 23-36 kg per square meter. In terms of profitability, greens follow after cucumbers: they are dill, parsley, onions, and lettuce. Unfortunately, tomatoes are grown in greenhouses less often.
Despite of the high price and abundant yield, this crop is capricious and takes a long time to mature.
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Small farms rarely grow crops such as eggplant and bell pepper. There is an opinion that they are profitable only in industrial production.
GREENHOUSES IN RUSSIA
In recent years, investors have found the field of greenhouse vegetable growing attractive and profitable. Despite of possible problems in this industry, the number of investments increases every year.
The main reasons of the attractiveness of this segment:
- a huge market of the country;
- food prices increase every year;
- increasing the growth of consumption, i.e. demand.
With the support of the consumer who prefers to use domestic products, farmers of the greenhouse complexes are replacing imported products. Useful and inexpensive crops are gradually entering the world market.
Today, the greenhouse industry has made a strong leap forward. This is due to the following reasons:
- regulation of the market situation;
- strengthening import substitution;
- increase of food prices.
Prices are rising for all food products, but especially for vegetables and fruit crops.
When the standard of living of country's population grows, the demand for vegetables grows as well.
Therefore, investments in greenhouses are promising.
Buyers-wholesalers create special complexes for storing products, and they also invest in the development and renewal of production.
National banks help to develop the projects that have a priority in the country. Greenhouse financing often occurs without a deposit.
All this will lead to a significant increase of greenhouse crops.
