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Biocontrol agent from plant extracts

Opportunity Description: Biocontrol agent from plant extracts as acost competitive replacement of pesticides for organic farming
PRODUCT: Biocontrol agent (environmentally accepted)
Sector: Sustainable Agriculture and Food Processing
Market: Farms
Initial Investment Required: 150,000 EGP and 500,000 EGP
Details Available:
Market Potential: Sold to farmers in Luxor/Qena, rest of Upper Egypt and the Red Sea, and in the Delta. Competing products include Pesticides
Supply: From farmers in Luxor/Qena, rest of Upper Egypt and the Red Sea, and in the Delta.
Process: Distillation -> extraction
Human Resources: Chemists, agriculture specialists, technical labor
Financial: CAPEX is between 150,000 EGP and 500,000 EGP,
OPEX is Less than 150,000
Risk: Upscaling production requires increased CAPEX
IMPACT: Preventing harmful effects chemical pesticides on agriculture
Lower cost of agriculture activities