The Druk Horticulture Pvt. Ltd. (DHPL), a private sector company has begun its journey with farmers. It works with farmer in two ways:
(1) Contract Farming with farmers
organized into Producers Group, and
(2) Collaborative Farming with land
owners having idle land who are willing to invest in their farm.
The mode of contract farming has been
adequately deliberated and refined.
The concept of collaborative farming
is being refined.
Collaborative
Farming
Idea: If someone is having 10 acres or
more land and has the will and capacity to invest and share profit, the Druk
Horticulture Pvt. Ltd. is willing to collaborate.
The
modus operandi for Collaborative Farming:
1. Land owner
1. Hire Druk Horticulture Pvt. Ltd. for
technical evaluation of farm and generate detailed report on investment economics
including infrastructure and facilities, and crops and cropping calendars, and
profit scenario.
2. The owner, if accepts the plan, shall invest
either directly or through Bank loans.
The total cost shall be borne by the owner including capital investment
cost and operating cost including the salaries of managers and wages for
worker.
Druk
Horticulture Pvt. Ltd.
1. Execute the work as planned and agreed
upon and report to the owner.
2. Maintain accounts of expenditure and
submit to the owner on monthly, quarterly and annually (Balance sheet and
P&L account).
3. Maintain complete transparency of the
operation.
4. Use technologies and agricultural inputs
dealt by DHPL.
Profit
Sharing
Once all the investment costs are paid
and net profits is accrued over and above the operating cost, the net profit
shall be shared at a ratio of 75:25 between the owner and the Druk Horticulture
Pvt. Ltd. till the agreed period is over.
Social
Benefit
1. The unemployed youth will get job, who in
turn upon gaining experience and confidence may like to go back to their own
farm.
2. Substitute
import and increase export.
Pending
Issue
Policy support to reduce the initial capital
investment cost
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