New business models and opportunities - farm lots with high income potential with high value crops

Every generation needs a revolution - an entrepreneurial revolution

Our initial response to the Laguna agri properties were no deal.   (As we have focussed on memorial business and subdivision.  We thought of farm lots which are currently  selling between P2,000 to 3,000.

Our attention was caught by the high value tree farming espoused by Ben Mead an Australian who established Iba Botanicals, and UAP (United Agar Philippines ) and Dr. Ephraim  Cercado of San Joe DelMonte.  -  mostly videos at YT.   A top grade Agar wood in the wild can be sold for as high as $100,000 (P5 to 6m)  Dr. Ephraim claims a 1 hectare of Agar plantation (plenty of caveats of course)

can earn as much as P40.000,000 after 5 years.  

Why  not incorporate the high value tree and crop farming to the farm plots business concept:

        Thus:

         Business concept:    Farm lots cum high value tree farming

         MVP -   earn both on your lot purchase and income from high value crops    agar, ylang ylang,

                        vanilla.   Doble kita

Product:      farm lots

    Features:

    1.  Commercial for rent in front:   coffee shops, pasalubong, fruit stands in front, (even beer house)

    2.  Resort (upgrade what is there)

    3.  HIgh end residential at summit

   4.  Farm lots with cuts of 500 and 1,000 sm

        P2,500 without trees    P3,000 with high value trees

   5.  Tree farming:

        1 tree @  10 sm   thus 500 =   50 trees,   1,000 sm =  1,000 trees

       Income potential   50 trees x 40.    200M, 100 trees =  400 m

       We tie up with Iba Botanicals and Dr. Ephraim for Makreting on Plantation partnership;

                Baka libre planters kung plantation partnership,  or we buy our own seeds and have

                our own nursery. 

       We charge:

              15% for farm management; on the 5th year  (0 if you grow cultivate your own tree)

              10% for marketing

Pricing:     2,500 sm, without trees,  P3,000/sm if planted with trees

Promotion:

        Cash discount, free trees on x number of first buyers;   emphasize mvp

Placement:

        DENR, DA  Dr. Cercado, Ben Mead,  FB

Nation Building

This post visited his uncle who was reported to have 200 hectares taken over by illegal settlers.  He was not able to meddle in this because he has mangkin who is a Board Member.   We can connect throught his Mangkin with Ben Mead,   And lift up living conditions of the illegal settlers by having a growing contract with the settlers.   

We can tie up with Ben Mead and Dr Cercado for marketing tie ups

3 Business Opportunity Scanning last May 1, 2025 Labor Day

Every generation needs a revolution - an entrepreneurial revolution

This post had 3 business opportunity tripping/scanning to Laguna last Thursday, May 1, 2025.  While labor was celebrating its efforts, we were trying to find ways to provide jobs to laborers

1.  Laguna   a 6 hectare project planted to fruit trees, overlooking the Laguna Lake.  For possible hospitality business  However it is 5 km from the Rapids a tourist attraction.    There is source of water.  However the site is far away from the market.  Nothing in mind for our line of business.

2.  Laguna a 33 hectare, elevated.   near the recently completed water filtration plant of Manila Water. For possible quarry and socialized housing for big developers.  There was an exisitng purchaser who forfetited or bounced check for P5M and unable to deliver.

    We discussed last Saturday for options

     1.  Quarrying - doubtful as there are no civil works nearby

     2.  Social housing - still looking 

    Rizal, aa 1.3 project owned by an Auntie.   There is existing CTS (dapat EJ with sale) and not all parties have signed.   Will make some money if the buyer gives up.  

3.  A 2.4 hectare project near our existing project.   Talked to the persons brokering the deal:   a govt official, and the secretary of the seller.   They wanted a sale.  We are not in a position to buy.  A JV perhaps.  We are in the middle of two large construction project with over 9 digits in amount.  

     It would be advantageous to the owner of the property to go into JV:

     1.  He would save paperwork in licnese;

     2.  He would be able to ride on our expertise

     3.   As it is jv, the owner would get more from his asking price

     4.   He does not seem to have expertise as his plans roads are of the wrong width - not according to  standards.

     5.  He can focus on his business which is LPG.   

Only 3 is feasibile It would give us inventory of 6,000 and sale of about  600M, substantial returns for both parties.  I hope we can get this one

It takes more than MBA degree nor decades of experience to develop a business leader

Every generation needs a revolution - an entrepreneurial revolution

We should really do much of what do you recommend, what is your solution to the problem.   MBA is not enough,  Even business coaching.    Maybe the protege should experience more of experience:   having failures as teacher, and training them, leaving them alone to make decision.

A good technician:   project engineer, or marketing expert does not make a good CEO or business leader.  Even decades of being on the job.  A good CEO needs to:

    1.  See both the forest and the trees

    2.  Make courageous decision even if it hurts others;

    3   Expend extra ordinary effort and passion on the venture

    4.  Be forceful at times.

Sometimes you see them to be soft, and not very observant.  They fail to see redflags early nor do they recognize opportunities early.  And get distracted easily by current events, FB posts or criticism of others