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Zoo Establishment
Zoo Establishment
Zoo Establishment
October 2008
Addis Ababa
Table of Contents
1. Executive Summary..................................................................................1
2. Service Description and Application.....................................................1
3. Market Study, Zoo Capacity and Service Program............................2
3.1 Market Study.......................................................................................................2
3.1.1 Present Demand and Supply........................................................................2
3.1.2 Projected Demand........................................................................................3
3.1.3 Pricing and Distribution...............................................................................4
3.2 Zoo Capacity........................................................................................................4
3.3 Service Provision Program..................................................................................4
4. Sources of Animals, their feed and Utilities..........................................5
4.1 Availability and Source of Animals....................................................................5
4.2 Annual Requirement and Cost of Animal Fodder and Utilities..........................5
5 Location and Site.....................................................................................6
6 Service Delivery and Civil Engineering................................................6
6.1 Service Delivery Process.....................................................................................6
6.2 Civil Engineering and Auxiliary Facilities..........................................................7
7 Human Resource and Training Requirement......................................7
7.1 Human Resource..................................................................................................7
7.2 Training Requirement..........................................................................................8
8 Financial Analysis...................................................................................8
8.1 Underlying Assumption.......................................................................................8
8.2 Investment............................................................................................................9
8.3 Service Costs.....................................................................................................10
8.4 Financial Evaluation..........................................................................................11
9 Economic and Social Benefit and Justification..................................12
ANNEXES....................................................................................................13
1. Executive Summary
This project profile deals with the establishment of zoo in Amhara National Regional State Bair
Dar city. The following presents the main findings of the study.
Demand projection divulges that the domestic demand for zoo visitor is substantial and is
increasing with time. Accordingly, the planned zoo is set to provide a service for 65700 visitors
annually. The total investment cost of the project including working capital is estimated at birr
2.3 million and creates 21 job opportunity and 299520 birr of income.
The financial result indicates that the project will generate profit beginning from the third year of
operation. Moreover, the project will break even at 69% of capacity utilization and it will
payback fully the initial investment less working capital in third operational year. The result
further shows that the calculated IRR of the project is 24.3%.
In addition to this, the proposed project possesses wide range of economic and social benefits
such as increasing the level of investment, tax revenue and employment creation.
Generally the project is technically feasible, financially and commercially viable as well as
socially and economically acceptable. Hence the project is worth implementing.
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These young scientists will protect animal habits in the wild and carry out research that advances
knowledge of animal biology in the Region. The zoo will also introduce people to their local
wildlife by offering valuable learning experience. Children can learn abut the work involved in
keeping animal and about the differences between domestic and wild animals.
The Amhara region has various opportunities of tourist attraction, and many visitors come to the
Region from different countries every year. There are also people from Addis Ababa and from
other regions who visit the historical places and natural attractions such as Fasiledes (Gondar),
Lalibela, the Blue Nile Water Fall (Chis Abay), Lake Tana, etc. The visitors form other countries
and from other Part of Ethiopia will be interested to visit the rare creatures that come from
different areas.
Being the first in the region and the consistent popularity of tourism and recreation had shown
growing interest among the residents of the region and our country at large will guarantee
smooth functioning of the business and significant revenue. The following table shows the
number of tourists visited the region and the future forecast.
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2014 1577726 573291 1004434
Source: Tourism Potential Report
The Zoo will be established based on the criteria set by the International Union for the
Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources of Wild Flora and Fauna (IUCN), World
Conservation Strategy (WCS), and the national Conservation Strategy of 1997. Following this
conventions and the ecology of Bahirdar some of the animal that will be kept in the zoo are
presented here under.
1 Lion 2
2 Tortoize 4
3 Monkey 4
4 Midako 4
5 Leopard 4
6 Gureza 4
7 Hyna 4
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The park targets three niche market segments: the first group is the local resident, the second
group is local tourist from other region and the third niche is the international tourist.
Accordingly on average 29,200 local residents, 21,900 local tourists and 14,600 international
tourists will expected to visit the park per year. Apart from this the project will expected to have
other two business segments, special occasion like wedding and Rental of the cafeteria. Based on
the above assumption and 10% annual growth rate of the demand, the projected demand for
visitor of the park alone per annum is presented in the following table.
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Table 3: Projected Demand
2007/08 65700
2008/09 72270
3.1.3 Pricing and
2009/10 79497 Distribution
2010/11 87447
Based on the market 2011/12 96191 research result and
2012/13 105811
the consideration of average per-capita
2013/14 116392
income of the 2014/15 128031 region, the entrance
fee is Birr 20 per 2015/16 140834 visitor, Birr 1000
per wedding 2016/17 154917 ceremony and Birr
2017/18 170409
2000 for monthly rent of the Cafeteria.
2018/19 187450
And these figures have been used for
the revenue projection of the park.
Thus, given the expected demand for the zoo presented earlier, and the planned service and
accommodations, the envisaged zoo is set to host 65700 local Visitor and International tourist.
Moreover the envisaged zoo will have also a capacity to provide a service for three wedding
ceremony per week with average population of fifty person per wedding.
The program is scheduled based on the consideration that the foreseeable zoo will work 360 days
in a year in 2 shifts. During the first year of operation the park will operate at 85 percent capacity
and then it grows to 100 percent starting from the 2 nd year. This consideration is developed based
on the assumption that market and logistics barriers would take place with in the first years of
operation.
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4. Sources of Animals, their feed and Utilities
4.1 Availability and Source of Animals
The main sources of animals for the Zoo will be other National Parks and zoo of the country, and
the zoos of neighboring countries, like Kenya can also be possible sources for the new Zoo to be
established in the Region. The table 4 shows the number, type and cost of animal acquisition that
will be kept in the zoo.
The annual animal fodder and utility requirement and the associated cost for the envisaged zoo is
listed in table 5 here under
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Meet 65.7 520,125
The appropriate locations for the envisaged project in view of the availability of input,
infrastructures, market as well as animal Ecology will be Bahir Dar.
The zoo to be instituted will need different kinds of animals (species) for breeding. These
animals will be brought from other zoos and parks. After collecting the animals, breeding and
domesticating the animals will take place.
The park will provide a service for 12 hour a day with adequate tour guide and tiketers in reception.
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6.2 Civil Engineering and Auxiliary Facilities
The establishment of the zoo will require a minimum area of about 2000 m 2 whose cost will be
Birr 120,000. And also continuous development of the sites will entail the protection of the sites
from human interference, provision of adequate domestication and breeding within the zoo
establishing surveillance center in the sites will all add up value to the society’s perception and
area expertise.
Other costs such as area preparation Office and Cafeteria building and animal hut is presented in
the following table.
The cafeteria will provide only auxiliary activities, but the investor can outsource or run it
himself. However it was not treated as a service package of the zoo and only 2000 monthly rent
was considered in revenue projection.
The list of required manpower for the envisaged zoo is stated in table 8 below.
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Table 8: Human Resource Requirement
Salary/Wage (Birr)
The envisaged zoo therefore, creates 21 job opportunity and about Birr 299,520 of income. The
professionals and support staffs for the envisaged zoo shall be recruited from Amhara region.
Training of key personnel shall be conducted in the first quarter of the year. This can be arranged
with the suppliers of the Regional Agricultural office. The training should primarily focuses on
the animal protection, breeding and tour guide. Birr 120,000 will be allocated as training
expense.
8 Financial Analysis
8.1 Underlying Assumption
The financial analysis of the zoo to be established is based on the data provided in the preceding
chapters and the following assumptions.
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A. Construction and Finance
B. Depreciation
Building 5%
Machinery and equipment 10%
Office furniture 10%
Pre-service (amortization) 20%
Animals feed-Local 30
Fodder Supplies in Stock 30
Spare Parts in Stock and Maintenance 30
Work in Progress 10
Accounts Receivable 30
Cash in Hand 30
Accounts Payable 30
8.2 Investment
The total investment cost of the project including working capital is estimated at Birr 2.1 million
as shown in table 9 below. The Owner shall contribute 40% of the finance in the form of equity
while the remaining 60% is to be financed by bank loan.
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Table 9: Total Initial Investment
The total service cost at full capacity operation is estimated at Birr 1.53 million as detailed in
table10 below.
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8.4 Financial Evaluation
I. Profitability
According to the projected income statement attached in the annex part (see annex 4) the project
will generate profit beginning from the third year of operation. Ratios such as the percentage of
net profit to total sales, return on equity and return on total investment are –22.2%, 4.08% and -
30.05% in the first year and are gradually rising. Furthermore, the income statement and other
profitability indicators show that the project is viable.
The breakeven point of the project is estimated by using income statement projection.
Accordingly, the project will break even at 69.01% of capacity utilization.
For the envisaged zoo the simple rate of return equals to 5.5%.
The envisaged zoo is profitable even with considerable cost increment. That is the zoo maintains
to be profitable starting from the first year when 10 % cost increment takes place in the sector.
This result is accompanied by declining total project life profit to Birr 1.06 with same payback
period.
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9 Economic and Social Benefit and Justification
The envisaged project possesses wide range of benefits where it promotes the socio-economic
goals and objectives stated in the strategic plan of the Amhara National Regional State. These
benefits are listed as follows
A. Profit Generation
The project is found to be financially viable and earns on average a profit of birr 248,429
per year and birr 2.48 million within the project life. Such result induces the project promoters to
reinvest the profit which, therefore, increases the investment magnitude in the region.
B. Tax Revenue
In the project life under consideration, the region will collect about birr 1.19 million from
corporate tax payment alone (i.e. excluding income tax, sales tax and VAT). Such result create
additional fund for the regional government that will be used in expanding social and other basic
services in the region
The proposed project is expected to create employment opportunity to several citizens of the
region. That is, it will provide permanent employment to 21 professionals as well as support
stuffs. Consequently the project creates income of Birr 299,520 per year. This would be one of
the commendable accomplishments of the project.
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ANNEXES
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Annex 1: Total Net Working Capital Requirements (in Birr)
CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTION
Year 1 Year 2 1 2 3 4
Raw Material-Foreign 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Annex 1: Total Net Working Capital Requirements (in Birr) (continued)
PRODUCTION
5 6 7 8 9 10
Raw Material-Foreign 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spare Parts in Stock and Maintenance 6,500 6,500 6,500 6,500 6,500 6,500
TOTAL NET WORKING CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS 241,012 241,012 241,012 241,012 241,012 241,012
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Annex 2: Cash Flow Statement (in Birr)
CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTION
Year 1 Year 2 1 2 3 4
TOTAL CASH INFLOW 1,042,650 1,283,662 1,397,122 1,506,251 16,275,055 -137,422
1. Inflow Funds 1,042,650 1,283,662 137,422 24,251 1,455,055 -1,471,222
Total Equity 417,060 513,465 0 0 0 0
Total Long Term Loan 625,590 770,197 0 0 0 0
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Total Short Term Finances 0 0 137,422 24,251 1,455,055 1,471,222
2. Inflow Operation 0 0 1,259,700 1,482,000 14,820,000 1,333,800
Sales Revenue 0 0 1,259,700 1,482,000 14,820,000 1,333,800
Interest on Securities 0 0 0 0 0 0
3. Other Income 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL CASH OUTFLOW 1,042,650 1,042,650 1,698,790 1,613,560 16,273,792 -2,280,140
4. Increase In Fixed Assets 1,042,650 1,042,650 0 0 0 0
Fixed Investments 993,000 993,000 0 0 0 0
Pre-production Expenditures 49,650 49,650 0 0 0 0
5. Increase in Current Assets 0 0 342,282 60,403 3,624,165 -3,664,434
6. Operating Costs 0 0 983,483 1,153,032 11,325,927 1,040,000
7. Corporate Tax Paid 0 0 0 0 951,490 0
8. Interest Paid 0 0 373,024 167,494 139,579 111,663
9.Loan Repayments 0 0 0 232,631 232,631 232,631
10.Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 0 0
Surplus (Deficit) 0 241,012 -301,668 -107,309 1,262 2,142,718
Cumulative Cash Balance 0 241,012 -60,656 -167,965 -166,703 1,976,015
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Annex 2: Cash Flow Statement (in Birr): Continued
PRODUCTION
5 6 7 8 9 10
TOTAL CASH INFLOW 1,498,167 1,482,000 1,482,000 1,482,000 1,482,000 1,482,000
1. Inflow Funds 16,167 0 0 0 0 0
Total Equity 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total Long Term Loan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total Short Term Finances 16,167 0 0 0 0 0
2. Inflow Operation 1,482,000 1,482,000 1,482,000 1,482,000 1,482,000 1,482,000
Sales Revenue 1,482,000 1,482,000 1,482,000 1,482,000 1,482,000 1,482,000
Interest on Securities 0 0 0 0 0 0
3. Other Income 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL CASH OUTFLOW 1,528,387 1,474,535 1,454,994 1,202,822 1,202,822 1,202,822
4. Increase In Fixed Assets 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fixed Investments 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pre-production Expenditures 0 0 0 0 0 0
5. Increase in Current Assets 40,269 0 0 0 0 0
6. Operating Costs 1,153,032 1,153,032 1,153,032 1,153,032 1,153,032 1,153,032
7. Corporate Tax Paid 18,708 33,041 41,416 49,790 49,790 49,790
8. Interest Paid 83,747 55,831 27,916 0 0 0
9. Loan Repayments 232,631 232,631 232,631 0 0 0
10.Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 0 0
Surplus (Deficit) -30,220 7,465 27,006 279,178 279,178 279,178
Cumulative Cash Balance 1,945,795 1,953,260 1,980,265 2,259,443 2,538,621 2,817,799
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Annex 3: DISCOUNTED CASH FLOW-TOTAL CAPITAL INVESTED
CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTION
Year 1 Year 2 1 2 3 4
TOTAL CASH INFLOW 0 0 1,259,700 1,482,000 14,820,000 1,333,800
Interest on Securities 0 0 0 0 0 0
2. Other Income 0 0 0 0 0 0
CUMULATIVE NET CASH FLOW -1,042,650 -2,085,300 -2,013,944 -1,721,127 -396,165 2,090,847
Net Present Value (at 18%) -1,042,650 -883,602 51,247 178,217 683,401 1,087,096
Cumulative Net present Value -1,042,650 -1,926,252 -1,875,005 -1,696,788 -1,013,387 73,709
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Annex 3: DISCOUNTED CASH FLOW-TOTAL CAPITAL INVESTED (Continued)
PRODUCTION
5 6 7 8 9 10
TOTAL CASH INFLOW 1,482,000 1,482,000 1,482,000 1,482,000 1,482,000 1,482,000
Interest on Securities 0 0 0 0 0 0
2. Other Income 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fixed Investments 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pre-production Expenditures 0 0 0 0 0 0
CUMULATIVE NET CASH FLOW 2,377,006 2,672,933 2,960,486 3,239,664 3,518,841 3,798,019
Net Present Value (at 18%) 106,002 92,899 76,500 62,942 53,341 45,204
Cumulative Net present Value 179,711 272,610 349,110 412,053 465,394 510,598
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PRODUCTION
1 2 3 4 5
Capacity Utilization (%) 85% 100% 1000% 90% 100%