Materials & Methods

This chapter will discuss what is needed to achieve the aim

Below is a table that summarizes the cost:

Item	Cost
Fencing	R 90 000
Greenhouses	R 400 000
Drying room	R 157 000
Solar	R 200 000
Total	R 847 000

The area is 50m x 100m, allocated for the hemp license area.

Fencing

A minimum of 1.8m non-scalable fencing is required in order to obtain a license.

R300/m x 300m

Total = R90 000

Greenhouses

A link to the greenhouse supplier follows: https://bit.ly/3M7JZVi

Although the tunnel cost R80 000; the installation, pots, soil, clones, fans, etc.; increases the cost to R200 000 per greenhouse.

Quantity: 2 Greenhouses that host 210 plants each

Size: 10m x 30m x 4m

Total: R400 000

Drying room

5m x 5m (25 square meters) building.

Average building cost is R5000 / square meter.

A commercial grade dehumidifier cost R32 000. https://bit.ly/3yflKik

(R5000 x 25) + R32 000

Total = R157 000

Solar Power

South Africa has the worst electricity provider in the world.

It would be best to go off-grid from the start.

There won't be many things to power, but they will be quite powerful:

• 3x 1000W Fans

• 1 x 700W dehumidifier

Solar system needed to power above items:

• 5 kVA hybrid inverter

• 15 x 550W panels

• 4 x 100ah lithium ion batteries

• Installation

Total = R200 000