Use local prices
Enter an achievable farm-gate realization—not the highest retail price seen in the market.
Crop economics · planning workspace
Pressure-test the crop before committing the project.
Compare 20 protected-cultivation pathways and replace every starter assumption with your own yield, market price and operating cost.
Model saleable output
Account for grading losses, crop gaps and the learning curve of the operating team.
Run the downside
The calculator automatically shows lower-price and combined price-and-yield scenarios.
Interactive calculator
Build one crop-cycle view.
Starter values are editable planning assumptions per 1,000 m². They are not quotations, guarantees or standardized crop budgets.
Downside check
Price −20%—
Price −20% and output −15%—
Full-project screen
Planning modelIndicative return on investment
Operating margin excludes capital cost. Project ROI subtracts only the annual fixed/finance cost entered above and applies the entered subsidy assumption. It still excludes tax, depreciation, land purchase, working-capital timing and terminal value. It is not a financing offer or profit guarantee.
20 crop pathways
Choose a crop. Inspect the assumptions.
Filter by production family, then load any crop directly into the calculator.
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Method and references
Validate before investment.
IGPL’s page combines editable operating assumptions with a feasibility workflow. Current local mandi data, buyer specifications, crop trials and a bill of quantities must replace the starter values before a project decision.
NHB / MIDH Operational Guidelines 2025Protected-cultivation project-mode cost ceilings and crop categories ↗
AGMARKNETUse current official mandi arrivals and prices for market validation ↗
ICAR protected capsicum caseObserved yield, realization and operating-cost context—not a universal benchmark ↗
ICAR protected tomato caseLocation-specific yield, net-income and B:C evidence ↗