Hawaiian Agricultural Products

Economic Feasibility of Nursery Operations in Hawaii

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Dr. Sabry Shehata, PhD, Professor of Agribusiness:
University of Hawaii at Hilo
College of Agriculture, Forestry & Natural Resource Management
200 W. Kawili Street
Hilo, HI 96720-4091
Phone: 808-933-0856
Fax: 808-974-7674
Email: sabry@hawaii.edu

This research was conducted by the University of Hawaii at Hilo College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resource Management.

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= US$1
acres or hectares
Assumes an additional 1 acre not in production
per acre or hectare
Plant Sales Plants
per Acre		 Avg Price
per Plant
Practically, total plants per acre should not exceed 25000 - 30000

per gallon or liter
per year
5% ROI on 1 acre at $200k Assessed Value
per acre or hectare
Owner investment divided by total investment
per hour
per year
per year
%
%
%
%
%
%
years
%
Quantity Cost Per Life Expectancy, years