What is the difference between CAPEX and OPEX in an agricultural project?
CAPEX covers the one-off investment — structure, systems, civil works, installation and commissioning. OPEX covers recurring costs — energy, water, fertiliser, seed or plants, labour, consumables, maintenance and replacement. Financing usually looks at both, because the project must service debt out of operating margin.
Where this sits in fertigation equipment procurement
Fertigation equipment covers injection (venturi, dosing pump or dosing unit), stock tanks, EC/pH control and the dosing channels needed for the crop recipe — the channel count and injection accuracy required drive most of the cost difference between offers.
Typical procurement searches this answers: fertigation equipment · fertigation system for greenhouse · dosing unit vs venturi injector · EC pH control fertigation · commercial greenhouse cost per square meter · glass vs polycarbonate greenhouse
Inputs that change the answer
- Capital packages
- Recurring cost lines
- Replacement cycles
- Local input prices
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Estimates are indicative planning figures, not financial forecasts.
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