In France, the horticultural sector comprises around 3,000 companies operating over 15,000 hectares of land, generating an estimated annual turnover of €1.6 billion (source: https://www.valhor.fr/etudes-statistiques/la-filiere-en-chiffres/production-horticole-et-pepiniere/).
Exports account for around 6% of total sales of French horticultural products.
This sector, including floristry and landscaping, is a major employer of agricultural labour, accounting for around 170,000 jobs in total, 20,000 of which are directly linked to production.
You can buy farms dedicated to horticultural production using conventional, High Environmental Value or Organic farming methods.
The horticultural sectors can be divided into seven distinct economic activities:
- Market gardening, which covers vegetable production.
-Fruit growing, dedicated to the production of fruit.
- Ornamental horticulture, which includes the production of various plants.
- Floriculture, specialising in the production of flowers.
- Nurseries, which produce woody species, trees and shrubs, both ornamental and non-ornamental.
- Greenhouse agriculture, used to grow vegetables, flowers and nursery plants.
- Landscaping, an economic activity linked to the creation and maintenance of gardens and open spaces.
New growing methods are being developed, such as aquaponics (combining the production of plants and fish or shellfish), hydroponics (soil is replaced by clay balls, mineral wool or coconut fibres combined with irrigation) and aeroponics (which uses no substrate and feeds the roots by irrigation in the form of mist).
The horticultural sector includes the production of trees, shrubs, plants, bulbs, onions, seeds, flowers and cut foliage. This production is carried out either under glass, in tunnels or in the open ground.
Horticultural products are distributed through a variety of channels, including direct sales, garden centres, wholesalers, florists and landscapers. In terms of the geographical radius of sales, around 33% are made within 10 km, 34% between 10 and 200 km, and 28% more than 200 km away.
You'll find horticultural farms for sale from €250,000 up to €900,000.
First of all, you need to define and develop your horticultural project, and choose the location where you want to set up farming.
The size of the farm you are looking for is crucial, in terms of the number of hectares of land. You need to find a balance between the volume of work required and your availability (including employees if necessary).
Note that you are not obliged to buy the entire farmed area. You can buy farmland and also rent land under a rural lease.
You should then carry out a 1st financial approach to check the feasibility of your project in terms of investment and financing. And the capacity of your future farm to generate sufficient income to cover your expenses, annual repayments and remuneration.
Horticultural farms often include greenhouses, sheds and a house, which can all affect the purchase price.
Feel free to download our free white paper presenting all the stages involved in setting up a farm.
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If you are interested in buying a horticultural farm, we present a very wide range of specialised ads for sale in all regions and departments.
In addition to the horticultural farms for sale in this category, you will also find on our portal farms specialising in the sector you are interested in: mixed farming, beef meat, pork, sheep, goats, poultry farming (meat poultry), laying hens, rabbit farming, milk, field crops, specialised crops, arboriculture, market gardening, dog boarding, and other productions and also shares in agricultural companies.
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