BREAKDOWN OF THE ITEMS FOR 10,000 CATFISH FARM CAPACITY

Fixed Costs

• One acre of land The farm is to have 5 earthen ponds and each pond is to contain 2,000 stocked catfish. each pond is 25ft by 25ft by 3.5ft
• 2 mud pumping machines (including hose)
• Fingerlings (10,000pieces )
• Feeds (pelletized floating feed)
• Fish nets and line
• Crop nets
• Farmhouse
• Utility vehicle
• Cost of plumbing (inlet and outlet facility)

Administrative Cost

• Employees –
  • Farm Manager
  • Farm Hands

Utitlities

• Fuel and engine oil
• Cost of casual labour
• Cost of bore hole
• Cost of Water treatment
• Pumping machine

Other Expenses

• Harvesting expenses
• Primary packaging materials
• Taxes and levies
• Miscellaneous expenses

SUBSEQUENT YEARS ESTIMATE: For the following five years, no additional expense on fixed cost, cost of labour and, all direct and indirect costs are assumed to be constant.

REVENUE: The average (target) weight of the fish is 2kg. Prevailing market price per kg is #1000. The estimated revenue= 9800 fishes (due to mortality of 200 fishes)