Golden Delta Rice Business Plan — Appendix B: Capital and Cost Schedules

Detailed capital expenditure and cost schedules covering land development, irrigation, the milling line, storage and vehicles.

Appendix B: Capital and Cost Schedules

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  • B.1 Capital expenditure
  • B.2 Pre-operational cost and working capital
  • B.3 Depreciation and asset roll-forward
  • B.4 Production and milling cost detail

B.1 Capital expenditure

Capital expenditure by category
Figure 24. Capital expenditure by category.

Item

Amount (₦)

% of total

Life

Rice mill: parboiling, destoner, huller, polisher, grader, 1 t/h

172 000 000

25.2%

12 years

Land development, levelling and bunding, 100 ha

96 000 000

14.1%

20 years

Irrigation: pumps, canals, pipes and boreholes

84 000 000

12.3%

15 years

Tractors, power tillers and implements

78 000 000

11.4%

8 years

Combine harvester, one unit

62 000 000

9.1%

8 years

Drying yard, platform dryer and moisture control

41 000 000

6.0%

12 years

Paddy and rice warehouse, 1 200 t capacity

38 000 000

5.6%

20 years

Generator, electrical reticulation and solar array

34 000 000

5.0%

12 years

Delivery trucks and farm vehicles

29 000 000

4.3%

6 years

Site works, offices, staff housing and fencing

22 000 000

3.2%

20 years

Professional fees, permits and commissioning

14 000 000

2.1%

10 years

Weighbridge, laboratory and quality equipment

12 000 000

1.8%

10 years

Total capital expenditure

682 000 000

100.0%

B.2 Pre-operational cost and working capital

Item

Amount (₦)

Share of funding

Treatment

Working capital for the first production cycle

307 653 000

28.1%

Opening cash

Pre-operational salaries, recruitment and training

34 000 000

3.1%

Charged against reserves at day zero

Land acquisition costs, surveys and community agreements

26 000 000

2.4%

Capitalised

Outgrower scheme establishment and input pre-financing

24 000 000

2.2%

Capitalised

Registrations, permits, NAFDAC and certification

11 000 000

1.0%

Charged against reserves at day zero

Launch marketing, branding and trade listing

9 000 000

0.8%

Charged against reserves at day zero

Total pre-operational and working capital

411 653 000

37.6%

B.3 Depreciation and asset roll-forward

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Opening balance

682 000 000

623 083 333

564 166 666

505 249 999

446 333 332

Depreciation charge

(58 916 667)

(58 916 667)

(58 916 667)

(58 916 667)

(58 916 667)

Closing balance

623 083 333

564 166 666

505 249 999

446 333 332

387 416 665

Cumulative depreciation

58 916 667

117 833 334

176 750 001

235 666 668

294 583 335

B.4 Production and milling cost detail

Production cost per hectare per crop

Amount (₦)

Share

Fertiliser: 4 bags NPK, 2 bags urea

303 000

24.5%

Labour: transplanting, weeding, harvesting

268 000

21.7%

Land preparation: ploughing, harrowing, puddling

185 000

15.0%

Irrigation, pumping and fuel

132 000

10.7%

Harvesting and threshing

112 000

9.1%

Agrochemicals: herbicide and pesticide

88 000

7.1%

Certified seed, 60 kg per hectare

75 000

6.1%

Field transport, bagging and handling

47 000

3.8%

Crop insurance, NAIC index cover

26 000

2.1%

Total per hectare per crop

1 236 000

100.0%

Milling cost per tonne of paddy

Amount (₦)

Share

Parboiling energy and fuel

16 500

29.7%

Milling power and diesel

12 800

23.0%

Mill labour

9 400

16.9%

Packaging: 50 kg woven bags, printed

8 600

15.5%

Maintenance, spares and consumables

5 200

9.4%

Quality control and losses

3 100

5.6%

Total milling cost per tonne

55 600

100.0%