Annex a Investment Survey
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Annex A Investment Survey A.1 Introduction A.2 Characteristics of Factories A.3 Utilities and Facilities A.4 Potential Investment Plan A.5 Agro-industrial Park INVESTMENT SURVEY This report documents the results of the survey that was performed to study the issues related to enterprises in food, pharmaceutical, agriculture and supporting service sectors with the potential for growth and export from the Agro-industrial Park in the future. The survey sample consists of 50 enterprises from the different five sectors (food processing, perishable food, animal feeds, supporting services, and pharmaceutical sectors). Based on the results of this survey, the following findings can be drawn: • It is noted that the Palestinian market generally consists of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). • On the average, the highest investment capital was found in the enterprises of the food processing sector followed by those in the pharmaceutical sector. Both of which have higher annual sales than the other surveyed sectors. • Animal feeds and perishable food sectors showed the highest percentage of raw materials in the total production cost. • The share of raw materials in the domestic market significantly varies by the kind of raw materials, some of which are imported from Israel, Jordan, Europe and other countries while the share of production in the domestic market is much higher (up to 82% of the production on the average) than that in the export market. • The maximum number and size of outgoing trucks on the daily average basis was found to be 60 trucks and 30 tons respectively, while incoming trucks was found to be 30 trucks and 30 tons respectively. • Many Palestinian enterprises do not have either national or international certificates at present. Less than 15 enterprises surveyed obtained a certificate from Palestinian Standards Institute (PSI) and less than ten has ISO 9001. • As for business development services, which are expected to be provided in the Agro- industrial Park, about one fourth of the surveyed enterprises selected customs clearance services as their best choice. Meanwhile, shipping services was selected by 20% of the enterprises as their best choice. • As for the incentives for investment in exporting, income tax exemption/reduction, simplification of security check, and raw materials/products access were prioritized. • All the surveyed companies are interested in investing in the Agro-industrial Park. Three fourths of the surveyed enterprises are willing to invest in a short term (three years), and most of them have selected Jericho as the primary region for investment. • More than half of the surveyed enterprises have selected Jordan as their best choice for the future target market, while one fourth of them selected the Gulf countries (mainly Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates). Annex-A 1 A.1 Introduction In order to clarify the investment climate in Palestine, the investment survey collected data on both the actual market performance and potential investment opportunities in the abovementioned five sectors, in the West Bank area. Sample and Survey • The field work was carried out from May to July in 2008 in cooperation with the Palestinian Federation of Industries (PFI). Most of the data and replies were based on the fiscal year of 2007, and each of the enterprises’ establishment years. • The number of the sample enterprises1 is 50 in the five sectors of enterprises. • The sample enterprises varies in their sizes from micro to large manufacturers based on the number of employees or the production amount and sales, and they are geographically distributed in the major Palestinian cities in the West Bank, i.e., Hebron, Jerusalem, Jericho, Ramallah, Nablus, Tubas, Tulkarem, Salfit, Jenin, and Bethlehem. • The food sector includes wheat, confectionary, salads, sesame, pickles, mineral water, pasta, meat, herbs and seasonings, and dairy products. Table A-1 presents the number of companies surveyed by sub-sector within the above five sectors. • In this study the average exchange rate is considered to be 1 JD = 5.5 NIS and 1 USD = 4.3 NIS for the year 2007, which is applied in calculating the capital and the annual sales. This survey was performed to understand the issues related to formal enterprises in food, agriculture and supporting services sectors, that have the potential for growth and exports, as they establish in the Agro-industrial Park. More detailed analysis can be performed based on future work plans, as determined in the course of this survey. Table A-1 Sample Enterprises by Sub-sector in Palestine No. of Sector Sub-sector Enterprises Confectionary 9 Dairy products 6 Mineral water 6 Meat products 3 Pickles products 3 Salad 2 Food processing Juices, baking powder, vinegar 2 Pasta products 2 Sesame derivatives 2 Wheat derivatives 1 Herbs and seasonings 1 Sub-total 37 Perishable Food Dates, grapes and pomegranate 1 Animal Feeds Animal feeds 2 Freight 3 Supporting Services Packaging 2 Pharmaceutical Generic medicine 5 Total 50 1 The sample enterprises are selected based on the PFI database of member enterprises. Annex A-2 A.2 Characteristics of Factories (1) Labor Based on the survey, the average, maximum and minimum numbers of permanent and seasonal employees are presented in the table below. About 40% of Palestinian factories hire seasonal employees as shown in the examples of ice cream producers who only work in the summer season, or herb manufacturers who work seasonally according to herb harvesting cycle. It is noted that the average number of seasonal employees among enterprises who hire seasonal employees is ten. Table A-2 Average Permanent and Seasonal Worker No. of No. of N=50 Permanent workers Seasonal workers Average 57 10 Maximum 265 80 Minimum 4 0 Source: JICA Study Team Note: Numbers are rounded to the nearest whole number. (2) Production The production amount of the enterprises in the food processing and perishable food sectors is measured by the unit tons/year. This unit could not be applied to the pharmaceutical manufacturers because their products consist of generic medicines with much less weight but with greater profits. It also could not be applied to the supporting services, as they offer services for packaging and freight, where packaging weight is included in the food sector production. For these reasons, this section will focus only on the production of factories in the food processing and perishable food sectors. Based on this survey, as shown in the following table, the average amount of finished products of enterprises in the food processing sector is less than 10,000 tons/year, while the maximum and minimum amount of production is about 162,000 tons/year and 40 tons/year respectively. Table A-3 Annual Production by Sector Sector Annual Production Unit: ton/year Average Max Min Food processing N=29 8,180 162,000 40 Perishable Food N=3 300 600 150 Source: JICA Study Team Note: Numbers are rounded to the nearest number. (3) Annual Sales Table A-4 presents a summary of the estimated annual sales by sector. It is noted that the food processing sector has both the highest maximum and lowest minimum annual sales. The big gap between the maximum and minimum annual sales in the food processing sector, as compared to those in the other sectors, indicates that there is a wider range of enterprise scale in said sector. Annex A-3 Table A-4 also shows that the pharmaceutical has the highest mean annual sales among the sectors. Table A-4 Annual Sales by Sector (Estimate) Annual Sales Unit: 1,000 NIS Sector Mean Max Min Food processing 14,231 80,238 100 Perishable Food 1,500 1,500 1,500 Animal Feeds 7,250 13,500 1,000 Supporting Services 1,044 2,750 100 Pharmaceutical 21,618 44,000 1,090 Source: JICA Study Team Note: Numbers are rounded to the nearest 1,000. (4) Capital Table A-5 shows a summary of the survey results of investment capital for each sector. Table A-5 Capital by Sector Capital Unit: 1,000 NIS Sector Mean Max Min Food processing 8,933 86,000 165 Perishable Food 3,440 3,440 3,440 Animal Feeds 2,943 5,500 385 Supporting Services 517 880 165 Pharmaceutical 32,350 66,550 3,000 Source: JICA Study Team Note: Numbers are rounded to the nearest 1,000. (5) Total Costs In this survey, the percentage of raw materials cost in the total production cost was also inquired. The total production cost consists of labor, administrative, utilities, raw materials and other costs. Figure A-1 indicates the percentage and standard deviation of raw materials cost in the total production cost. Animal feed and perishable food sectors show higher values while pharmaceutical and supporting services sectors indicate lower values. Moreover, it is noted that the pharmaceutical sector, which has a low average percentage, imply its higher possibility of performing well in the international market than the other sectors. High standard deviation in the food processing sector is caused by the big difference in enterprise size by sub-sector. Annex A-4 100 o 90 pr l 80 a t o t 70 n i t 60 cos l 50 a i 40 er t 30 20 raw ma raw f in total production costs % of raw materials costs 10 o % 0 Food Perishable Animal Feed Supporting Pharmaceutical Processing Food Services Industry Sector Figure A-1 Percentage and Standard Deviation of Raw Material in Total Production Cost for Each Sector Source: JICA Study Team Note: Perishable food and animal sectors with two sample enterprise have no standard deviation (6) Land and Location Characteristic Most enterprises in this survey have only one location for their production process. Warehouses and offices (administrative or distribution agents) are not considered in quantifying the number of locations.