01
Crop and growing system
Set crop cycles, canopy height, substrate or soil approach, irrigation zones, hygiene and workflow requirements.
02Greenhouse design
Turn the farm plan into a performance-led greenhouse design brief.
Define what the greenhouse must achieve before comparing structures. Independent designers and suppliers remain responsible for engineering, stamped drawings, code compliance and final performance commitments.
Direct answer
Turn the farm plan into a performance-led greenhouse design brief.
A commercial greenhouse design brief connects crop and climate requirements to the structure, covering, ventilation, cooling or heating, screens, irrigation, fertigation, growing system, water treatment, power, automation and site works.
Decisions before the next stage
Build the evidence before requesting proposals.
02
Climate strategy
Translate external climate data into ventilation, shading, cooling, heating, humidity and energy requirements.
03
Structure and envelope
Compare tunnel, multi-span, glass and other systems against wind, corrosion, loads, lifespan and maintainability.
04
Integrated systems
Coordinate water treatment, fertigation, electrical loads, controls, sensors, backup systems and future expansion.
Local market evidence
Apply the stage to the project location.
Public institutional facts are shown with their sources. The planning note beneath each fact is SeedMatch guidance, not a claim made by the cited institution and not a supplier quotation.
Spain
Almería's greenhouse area reached 33,464 ha in the 2022/23 campaign (+1.9%), with 3,423,738 t produced under greenhouse.
Cajamar — Análisis de la campaña hortofrutícola de Almería 2022/2023 (Plataforma Tierra)Planning application: Benchmark against a mature protected-crop region, but design for the actual site's water, summer heat, wind and market specification.
Spain local market guide: permits, water, suppliers, costsRomania
Government Decision HG 325/2025 approved the "Tomata 2" de minimis scheme for vegetables grown in protected spaces (greenhouses and polytunnels) for 2025–2027.
Revista Ferma, citing HG 325/2025 (Monitorul Oficial nr. 304/2025)Planning application: Match structure, snow or wind design and seasonal climate control to the site; operating support does not replace an engineered design basis.
Romania local market guide: permits, water, suppliers, costsMorocco
"Generation Green 2020–2030", launched in February 2020, is the national agricultural strategy succeeding the Green Morocco Plan (2008–2020).
Moroccan Ministry of Agriculture — Génération Green 2020-2030Planning application: Prioritise water efficiency, cooling, shading and export-quality workflow where the project brief requires them.
Morocco local market guide: permits, water, suppliers, costsOman
The Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development Strategy towards 2040 (SARDS 2040) is the government's framework for crop-sector competitiveness and agricultural water management.
Government of the Sultanate of Oman, SARDS 2040 (FAOLEX)Planning application: Make water treatment, cooling load, shading, corrosion exposure and backup power explicit before suppliers size systems.
Oman local market guide: permits, water, suppliers, costsZambia
Cabinet approved the Comprehensive Agriculture Transformation Support Programme (CATSP) — Zambia's second National Agriculture Investment Plan, 2024–2033 — in April 2024.
Presidential Delivery Unit, ZambiaPlanning application: Validate local climate, grid reliability, water storage and service capacity rather than importing a standard foreign design unchanged.
Zambia local market guide: permits, water, suppliers, costsCabo Verde
Agriculture contributes about 8% of GDP with 18% of the population in primary production; limited land, soil erosion and fertility loss are listed constraints.
Climate-Smart Agriculture in Cabo Verde country profile (UNECA / CIAT)Planning application: Design around scarce water, wind and site logistics first; technology level follows those constraints, not the other way around.
Cabo Verde local market guide: permits, water, suppliers, costsInstitutional sources checked 4 October 2026. Programmes, budgets and regulations change; verify current terms with the issuing authority.
UK, Cyprus and Europe
These links contain SeedMatch planning guidance and clearly labeled estimates. They are not presented here as institutional market facts.
Spanish, Portuguese and Chinese
Continue through the existing localized buyer pages and tools; market rules still need country-level verification.
Stage checklist
Ready to move forward?
- Crop, cycles and growing system are defined.
- A site-specific climate and structural design basis is available.
- Water treatment, irrigation and fertigation scope is coordinated.
- Energy loads, backup strategy and automation level are explicit.
- Supplier proposals will be compared against one common scope.
Relevant SeedMatch pages
Next journey stage
Financing preparation
Package the project scope, budget and delivery plan for independent financing assessment.