PALUDICULTURE FINANCIAL MODEL

This calculation model aims to provide insight into the economic feasibility of bulrush under certain conditions, based on balance calculations. With this calculation tool, various scenarios can be calculated. Note: This is a beta version, so the exact values are still under deliberation.

• Crop Types

• Crop Yield (in ton/hectare)

• Sales price (in €/ton of dry matter)

• CAP subsidy yield (in €/ha)

• Eco-scheme yield (in €/ha)

• Number of CO2 credits per hectare

• Net market price C-credit (in €/ton CO2-eq)

• Fraction of plant material (DM) that ends up in building material (in %)

• Planting

• Planting Cuttings Costs (in €/ha, one-time investment)

• Fertilisation costs (in €/ha)

• Crop protection costs (in €/ha)

• Pest control costs (in €/ha)

• Crop insurance costs (in €/ha)

• Labour costs of crop care, checking water level etc. (in €/ha)

• Labour costs of dike management and ditch maintenance (in €/ha)

• Depreciation of pumps (incl. power supply) (in €/ha)

• Depreciation of water leverl control (gates, sludges boxes, etc.) (in €/ha)

• Maintenance percentage on devices (in %)

• Costs of contract work: harvesting (incl. machines) (in €/ha)

• Depreciation of the construction of plots : earthmoving (in €/ha)

• Depreciation of the construction of plots : soil supply (in €/ha)

• Depreciation of the construction of plots : water supply (in €/ha)

• Depreciation of the construction of plots : water drainage (in €/ha)

• Maintenance percentage of dikes and waterways

• Interest investments pourcentage (%)

• Depreciation periods of investment plot (pumps and water level management) (in years)

• Depreciation periods of water level controls (gates, sludge boxes, etc.) (in years)

• Lease/land rent plus land charges (in €/ha)

• Electricity consumption irrigation and water level management (in €/ha)

• Other electricity consumption (in €/ha)

• Water board tax (in €/ha)

• Other costs (in €/ha)

This tool for balance calculation was developed within the Veenweide Innovatie Programma NL, project Wet Crops. It was adapted to the web by Insight intern Fiona Lefebvre.