Ethiopia Greenhouse Cost Estimator

Calculate the full cost of setting up and running a greenhouse in Ethiopia. Compare 5 greenhouse types across 6 crops — with ETB (Br) costs, ROI and payback period.

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🏠 Section 1: Greenhouse Type & Size
🌿 Section 2: Crop & Growing Cycles

Crop yields and prices are pre-filled with local 2024–2025 market data. Prices shown are at farm gate (mid-market).

💧 Section 3: Water Source

Water source affects setup cost (borehole drilling) and annual electricity/pumping costs.

Annual Net Profit (mid-market price)
💰 Setup Cost Breakdown
📅 Annual Running Costs
📈 Revenue & Profit by Price Scenario

Low = poor season / surplus market. Mid = typical farm-gate price. High = premium / off-season price.

🔍 Greenhouse vs Open-Field Comparison

Open-field estimates use typical rainfed or furrow-irrigated production figures for this country.

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Data sources: Development Bank of Ethiopia, HPEA, EIAR, FAOSTAT 2023–24, Ethiopian Horticulture Development Institute. All prices in ETB. For planning purposes only.

Farming context: Ethiopia

Ethiopia's main rainy season runs February to September, with a dry season from October to January — timing plantings and water budgets around these windows matters more than any single input price.

Agriculture share of GDP~35%
Arable land16,500,000 ha
Irrigated share~3%
Main rainy seasonFebruary to September
Main food cropsteff, maize, wheat, sorghum, barley, enset
Main export cropscoffee arabica, sesame, chickpea, oilseeds

Growing regions at a glance

RegionAnnual rainfallMajor crops
Central Highlands (Shewa, Gojjam, Wollo)1200 mmteff, wheat, barley, chickpea
Western Highlands (Wollega, Illubabor, Jimma, Kaffa)1800 mmcoffee arabica, maize, teff, common bean
Southern Highlands (Sidama, Gedeo, Gurage, Hadiya)1400 mmenset, coffee arabica, teff, maize
Rift Valley (Oromia lowlands, SNNPR)700 mmmaize, sorghum, common bean, teff
North-East (Tigray, North Wollo, Afar)500 mmteff, sorghum, barley, wheat
Eastern Lowlands (Somali, Harari, Dire Dawa)300 mmsorghum, maize, sesame

Country context from the AfroTools agriculture dataset — planning reference, not agronomic advice. Confirm with local extension services.