Agri business plans and feasibility studies that hold up in India.
We write agri business plans, farm business plans, feasibility studies and bank-ready project reports for investors, foreign companies, lenders, development agencies and Indian promoters. Every number is tied to a source you can check.
An agri business plan looks easy on paper. The market is large, the crop is grown nearby, the machine supplier has sent a quote. Then the plant runs at a third of capacity because the right variety was not available in the right months, or the mandi price moved, or the cold chain was not there.
AgPro’s team has spent 28+ years inside the Indian agri value chain, in input companies, processors and machinery makers. We plan projects the way an operator would run them: raw material first, then technology, then money. That is what makes a plan useful to an investor, and credible to a lender.
Eight parts of an agri business plan.
1. Market
Demand, buyers, prices and competitors, in India and for export where relevant. Who will buy the output, at what price, and why from you.
2. Raw material
Crop area, varieties, seasons, quality and farm-gate prices in the catchment. Whether contract farming or storage is needed to run the plant year-round.
3. Technology and capacity
Process, line and capacity choices, with supplier options and the utilities, land and approvals each one needs.
4. Capex
Land, civil works, plant and machinery, utilities and pre-operative costs, built from quotes rather than percentages.
5. Opex
Raw material, packaging, power, labour, maintenance and logistics, month by month across the crop year.
6. Financials
Projected profit and loss, cash flow and balance sheet; payback, internal rate of return and debt-service cover for lenders.
7. Sensitivities
What happens if raw-material price, selling price, capacity use or interest rates move. Which assumption breaks the project first.
8. Risks and schemes
Agronomic, market, regulatory and execution risks, and the central and state schemes the project may qualify for, shown as upside rather than as the base case.
Feasibility study, agriculture project report or TEV.
| Feasibility study | Business plan | Detailed Project Report (DPR) | TEV study | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question it answers | Should we do this? | How will it run and make money? | Is it fundable on bank terms? | Is it technically and economically viable, independently checked? |
| Typical reader | Board, investor, agency | Investors, partners | Bank, scheme authority | Lender's credit team |
| Written by | AgPro | AgPro | AgPro | An independent reviewer, often chosen by the lender |
Farm business plans for people who will fund them.
Investors and foreign companies testing an Indian agri or food project before committing capital, or before choosing a partner.
Lenders and development agencies who need an independent, field-checked view of a project, a value chain or a programme.
Indian promoterswho need a bank-ready DPR for a term loan or a scheme application, written so the numbers survive the bank’s questions.
Often bundled with.
Clear answers before the call.
- A good agri business plan answers six questions with evidence: is there a market and at what price; can you get enough raw material of the right quality, in the right season, at a stable cost; which technology and capacity fit; what it costs to build and to run; what the financials look like, including cash flow, payback and debt service; and what can go wrong. It should also say which government schemes the project may qualify for, and how much of the plan depends on them.
- A feasibility study asks whether the project should go ahead at all. A business plan explains how the business will run and make money, usually for investors or partners. A Detailed Project Report (DPR) is the bank-format document Indian lenders and scheme authorities ask for before they fund or subsidise a project. One project often needs all three, in that order.
- We write DPRs in the format Indian banks and scheme authorities expect, with assumptions they can check. Lenders take their own credit decision, and many larger loans also need an independent Techno-Economic Viability (TEV) study. We prepare the DPR; on projects we did not plan, our due diligence practice also prepares TEV studies for lenders.
- Yes. Much of our planning work is for overseas companies, investors and development programmes looking at India. We cover the Indian ground truth they cannot easily see from outside: crop seasons, mandi prices, raw-material reliability, labour, approvals and which government schemes really apply. For foreign investors we also flag early where Indian rules limit ownership, such as the restriction on buying agricultural land.
- Food processing plants (potato, fruit and vegetable, spices, dehydration), cold storage and warehousing, protected cultivation and horticulture, dairy and animal feed, seed and planting material, farm machinery manufacturing and dealer networks, agri inputs and agtech services. If it is grown, processed or built for agriculture in India, ask us.
- It depends on the project and how much field work it needs. A desk-led pre-feasibility study is quicker than a full feasibility study with supplier quotes, raw-material surveys and site visits. We agree the scope, timeline and fee in writing before we start.