African GREEN Developments (Pty) Ltd.
presents
AGD Sustainable Farm, Healthcare & Skills
Development Center
Midrand, South Africa
January, 2014
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AGD Sustainable Farm, Healthcare &
Skills Development Center
• Located on 15 hectares of abandon farmland in Midrand, South Africa, we’ve developed the
world’s first, zero-carbon footprint, food production/skills development/healthcare center:
– Commercial-scale organic food & feed production
• 12.6 hectares of climate-controlled, greenhouse growth area
• Over 15,000 tons/yr food & animal feed production
• Over $40 million in revenues/yr
• Employing180 managers, skilled & unskilled workers
– Education/Skills development
• Offering free of charge, hands-on education/skill development
to 150 students per session
• 16 full-time instructors/staff serving 600 students/yr
• Fully furnished, on-campus living accommodations
– Healthcare treatment center (agreement currently under negotiation)
• 12 full-time health care personnel & videoconferencing facilities to serve over 100 patients/day
• Providing a wide array of healthcare services free of charge
– Powered by 100% renewable energy
• On-site Solar PV & Waste-to-Energy power generation
• Nearly 4.5 MW of power
• Offset equivalent of 860k tons/yr of CO2, with market value of nearly $130 million
• Collecting/avoiding use of 1.3 million cubic meters of freshwater/yr
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AGD Sustainable Farm
Our 15 hectare zero-waste, working farm combines some of today’s most
advanced organic food production technologies inside an array of climatecontrolled greenhouses using low-cost LED for 24/7 growing.
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AGD Sustainable Farm
Preliminary Design
Algae Ponds
(~2.7 hectares)
Algae to Fish
Fish Tanks
(~2 hectares)
Rainwater
Algae/
Storage
Aquaponic
Tanks
Nursery
Algae
Harvesting &
Food
Processing Processing
Shrimp Ponds
(~0.6 hectares)
Water
Treatment
Water
Treatment
Rainwater
Storage
Tanks
Hydroponic
Vegetables
(~9.3 hectares)
Nutrient
Water
Hydroponic Fruits
& Herbs
(~0.8 hectares)
Fish wastewater
Shrimp wastewater Nutrient
Water
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Preliminary Design
Biodigester
units
Biogas
Gas
TurbineGenset
CO2 to
Algae Ponds
Education Center/
Dorm Rooms
Visitors Center,
Shop, Restaurant,
kids playground
Nursery for hydroponic plant
propagation, shrimp & fish
hatchery
Laboratory space and area for
practical training of students
Healthcare
center
Parking area
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• Fresh Vegetables/Fruits/Herbs
– Production:
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9,200 tons/yr
Lettuce
Spinach
Tomatoes
Green/Red/Yellow Peppers
Zucchini/Baby Marrow/Brussel sprouts
Strawberries
Raspberries
Blueberries
Edible Sprouts
Herbs
– Sales revenues:
$33.2 million/yr
• Seafood
– Production:
435 tons/yr
• Nile Tilapia
• Red Tilapia
• Shrimp/Prawns
– Sales revenues:
$ 2.8 million/yr
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• Livestock/Fish Feed
– Production:
5,800 tons/yr
• Barley Fodder
• Algae Feedcakes
– Sales revenues:
$ 2.2 million/yr
• Algae-derived Nutritional Supplements & Oils
– Production:
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200 tons/yr
Spirulina
Chlorella
High-Omega3
Low-Omega3
– Sales revenues:
$ 2.8 million/yr
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• Additional benefits:
– Maximum Productivity
• Produces 5X the food volume per square meter of the world’s most fertile soil
– Minimal Water Footprint
• Rainwater harvesting (50,000 cubic meter/yr) provides freshwater for all our
growing operations
– Jobs & Skill Development
• Offering over 180 good paying full-time employment opportunities (20 managers &
160 workers), plus hands-on training for another 600 per year from our Skills
Development Center
– Fully Scalable
• Our system requires no arable land & can be built across Africa
– Environment
• Offsets 1,650 tons/yr of CO2 & 40,000 tons/yr of Methane, with a market value of
$130 million
• Provides over 4 billion calories/year from food & 3.5 billion calories/year from
animal feed for assisting food-aid organizations
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AGD Education/Skills Development Center
• Our AGD Institute will be providing classes of 150 students with a free of charge, 3-month, handson skills development program
• Low student-to-instructor ratio (10 students per instructor)
• Focus will be on bringing students up to speed on everything it takes to run & manage an
integrated zero-waste farming system
– Aquaponic systems
– Algae cultivation & processing
– Renewable energy technologies
– Adapting commercial-scale farming techniques & technologies to smaller-scale farms
– Carbon offset programs
– Healthcare training program
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– Business development training
AGD Healthcare Center
(agreement currently under negotiation)
• Offering the local community & neighboring townships 20-25 healthcare treatment
rooms
• Staffed by 12 professionally trained personnel
• Providing 30,000+ treatments/yr
• Healthcare skills development program as part of AGD’s Education Center
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AGD Healthcare Center
• All Healthcare services & training provided free of
charge through an innovative “Healthcare offset”
1
funding mechanism, provided by Linkedcare &
SonoPay.
LinkSono aggregates all doctors with
same practice and creates Practice
Calendars where remote consultations
or competence transfer can be booked
...
General Practitioner
...
Cardiologist
Ophthalmologist
Doctors make their time available
for linkSono
•
3G networks and smartphones available in all of
Africa (600m phones)
•
Doctors and patients can use LinkSono in Africa to
bridge the gap
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Doctors in Europe or US make time available freeof-charge to assist doctors and patients in Africa
•
OpenSono promote MobileEducation apps for
smartphones in Africa
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Local Doctors, Nurses or other
medical support book
consultations according to their
need
AGD Visitors Center
• Daily Visitors
– Providing 100+ adults & children with education enrichment on our operations, partner
opportunities & living a sustainable way of life.
– Staffed by AGD Skills Development Center students & community volunteers
– Because the AGD Sustainable Farm is an ideal forum for illustrating real life science concepts, we
have developed educational materials and make our systems available to schools, zoos, museums
and other public venues.
• Some of these concepts include: the nitrogen cycle, the role of bacteria in ecology, water
ecology, living systems, life cycles, the science of food production, and hydrodynamics
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Powered by 100% renewable energy
• Utilize our waste products in our Advanced Waste-to-Energy system (4.5 MW)
• Entire power generation system can be funded by CO2 & Methane remediation
offset credits
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African Green Developments
Strategic and Potential Partners
• Neotel (agreement pending)
– Sunil Joshi, Managing Director & CEO
• OpenSono/SonoPay/LinkSono
– Declan Conway, Founder & Chairman
• Linkedcare
– Hans-Erhard Reiter, Founder & CEO
• Texas Agrilife Research Center/Mariculture Program, TAMU (agreement pending)
– Dr. Addison Lawrence , Senior Faculty Fellow
• Royal HaskoningsDHV
– Erik Tshwele
– Simon Lechtman
• Terra Endeavors
– Charles Abramson, Founder & CEO
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Senior Management Team
• Leon-Valerie Eremin
– Chairman & CEO
• Charles Abramson, PhD
– President
• Pieter C Naudé
– Director , Finances / Finzone
• Blanche Mogorosi
– Director, Renewable Energy
• Diomede Nkurunziza
– Director, Community Relations
• Bellina Eremina
– Director, Admin and HR
• Lilian Mello
– Chief Legal Council
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AGD Sustainable Farm
• Algae Cultivation
• For high-value fish/livestock feed, nutrition supplements, oil rich in Omega3 &
pigments
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• Shrimp Cultivation
– Utilizing ‘Super-Intensive Shrimp Raceway Farming’ method
– 15-20 times the productivity per square meter of intensive shrimp farming
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• Aquaponics
– Combines Aquaculture with Hydroponics inside a series of climatecontrolled, LED lit, multi-span greenhouses
– Produces 5X the vegetables/fruits/herbs than conventional farming with
5% of the water
– Instead of having to rely on chemical nutrients for a hydroponic system,
fish waste is biologically converted into nutrients the plants/fruits/herbs
need to grow
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AGD Sustainable Farm, Healthcare
& Skills Development Center
SYSTEM SIZE (sq meters)
150,000
ALGAE
Spirulina production (sq meters)
Chlorella production (sq meters)
Duckweed/Wild algae production (sq meters)
High lipid/Rapid growth algae production (sq meters)
Subtotal
1,250
1,250
1,250
22,797
26,547
AQUACULTURE
Nile Tilapia (sq meters)
Red Tilapia (sq meters)
Shrimp/Prawns (sq meters)
Subtotal
10,310
10,310
4,000
24,620
HYDROPONIC
Lettuce (sq meters)
Spinach (sq meters)
Tomatoes (sq meters)
Califlower/Broccoli/Brussel Sprouts (sq meters)
Green/Red/Yellow Peppers (sq meters)
Zucchini/Baby Marrow/Eggplant (sq meters)
Strawberries (sq meters)
Raspberries (sq meters)
Blueberries (sq meters)
Barley fodder (sq meters)
Sprouts (sq meters)
Herbs (sq meters)
Subtotal
14,850
14,850
11,138
11,138
14,850
11,138
2,784
2,784
2,784
1,169
344
11,138
98,965
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Biodigester plant (sq meters)
Gas Turbine/Power Generation (sq meters)
Subtotal
3,352
50
3,402
Food Processing Facility (sq meters)
Other facilities (sq meters)
200
20,886
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Managers
Workers
Combined
18
134
152
Healthcare center
1
11
12
Visitors center
1
-
1
Education center (1st stage)
Education center (2nd stage)
1
8
7
9
7
Subtotal
3
26
29
21
160
181
Commercial Farm
Skill Development Centers
Total
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AGD Sustainable Farm, Healthcare
& Skills Development Center
Functional Divisions
1
2
3
4
5
Algae
Aquaponics
Nursery
Food Processing/Packaging
Education center
6
7
8
9
Healthcare center
Visitors center
Logistics/Supply Chain
Energy Generation/Distribution
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Business Development
IT
Facilities Maintenance
Security
Human Resources
Legal
Community Relations
Academic program
Dorms/Common Space
Waste-to-Energy
Solar
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HYDROPONICS
Lettuce
Spinach
Tomatoes
Cauliflower/Broccoli/Brussels sprouts
Green/Red/Yellow Peppers
Zucchini/Baby Marrow/Eggplant
Strawberries
Raspberries
Blueberries
Sprouts
Herbs
Sub-total
ANNUAL
PRODUCTION (in kgs)
SELLING PRICES (per kg)
ANNUAL
SALES REVENUES
2,171,800
1,104,800
665,900
665,900
770,400
665,900
197,400
125,200
125,200
1,655,800
1,095,300
9,243,600
$2.50
$3.00
$2.50
$4.00
$4.50
$3.50
$2.50
$6.75
$5.40
$3.00
$6.75
$5,429,600
$3,314,300
$1,664,900
$2,663,800
$3,466,800
$2,330,800
$493,600
$845,400
$676,300
$4,967,500
$7,393,400
$33,246,400
AQUACULTURE
Nile Tilapia
Red Tilapia
Shrimp/Prawns
Sub-total
158,500
182,200
94,500
435,200
$4.50
$4.50
$13.50
$713,300
$820,000
$1,275,800
$2,809,100
ALGAE
Spirulina nutrition supplements
Chlorella nutrition supplements
Algae Oil (high in Omega3/EPA)
Algae Oil (low/no Omega3/EPA)
Sub-total
12,500
10,300
21,800
156,900
201,500
$35.00
$40.00
$27.50
$8.50
$439,100
$410,600
$600,600
$1,333,500
$2,783,800
247,900
5,579,400
5,827,300
$2.00
$0.30
$495,800
$1,673,800
$2,169,600
Animal Feed
Fish/Livestock feed
Barley Fodder
Sub-total
TOTAL
15,707,600
$41,008,900
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• Sustainable Farm Operations
– Total Revenues
$41.0 million/yr
– Cost of Goods Sold
$22.2 million/yr
– Gross Profit
$18.8 million/yr
– Net Profit
$11.5 million/yr
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& Skills Development Center
Debt
Funds
needed
Funds
Needed By
Amount
Outstanding
when
Monthly
Monthly
Interest Payments Payments
rate
Begin
Begin
Amount
Monthly
Payment
Amount
Funds
Fully
Repaid
PHASE 0 11/11/2013
$1,250,000
9% 11/9/2015
$1,506,733
$43,741 11/5/2018
PHASE 1
5/5/2014
$5,600,000
7% 4/25/2016
$6,254,354
$181,999 4/22/2019
PHASE 2
3/2/2015
$600,000
5% 2/27/2017
$643,947
$18,028 2/24/2020
PHASE 3
1/4/2016
$0
5% 1/1/2018
$0
$012/28/2020
$0
5%11/19/2018
$0
$010/18/2021
PHASE 4 10/24/2016
Total
Debt
Needed
$7,450,000
$200,027
After initial investment, our activities are primarily internally funded (over $40 million)
Transfer funds across phases
Phase0
Phase1
Phase2
Phase3
Phase1
$2,600,000
Phase2
$6,000,000
$4,400,000
Phase3
$6,100,000
$10,600,000
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Phase4
$5,800,000
$8,400,000
$1,000,000
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$550,000
AGD Sustainable Farm
Cash Flow
per m2/yr
Cash Flow
per m2/yr
Cash Flow
per m2/yr
Chlorella
Cash Flow
per m2/yr
Algae oil (high in
Omega3/EPA)
Cash Flow
per m2/yr
Algae oil (low/no
Omega3/EPA)
Animal Feed
Spirulina
$3.01
$30.58
$31.84
$7.76
$10.30
Cash Flow
Cash Flow
Cash Flow
Cash Flow
Cash Flow
per m2/yr
per m2/yr
per m2/yr
per m2/yr
per m2/yr
Nile Tilapia
Red Tilapia
Shrimp/Prawns
Lettuce
Spinach
$19.33
$22.23
$48.27
$61.35
$39.11
Cash Flow
Cash Flow
Cash Flow
Cash Flow
Cash Flow
per m2/yr
per m2/yr
per m2/yr
per m2/yr
per m2/yr
Green/Red/Yellow Peppers
Barley Fodder
Sprouts
Herbs
Total
$22.40
$283.48
$4,606.90
$127.91
$46.88
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Discount rate
Facility’s Net
Present Value
10%
$125,055,648
15%
$74,798,672
20%
$48,109,608
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COMMERCIAL SALES
AGD Sustainable Farm
Direct Costs Unit
All-in Costs Unit
Selling Price Unit
HYDROPONICS
Lettuce
Spinach
Tomatoes
$1.44 per kg
$1.70 per kg
$1.44 per kg
$2.35 per kg
$2.80 per kg
$2.32 per kg
$2.50 per kg
$3.00 per kg
$2.50 per kg
Cauliflower/Broccoli/Brussels sprouts
Green/Red/Yellow Peppers
$2.68 per kg
$3.10 per kg
$4.00 per kg
$4.60 per kg
$4.00 per kg
$4.50 per kg
Zucchini/Baby Marrow/Eggplant
Strawberries
Raspberries
Blueberries
Barley Fodder
Sprouts
Herbs
$2.37 per
$1.44 per
$4.41 per
$3.57 per
$0.17 per
$0.62 per
$3.61 per
$3.52 per
$2.33 per
$6.68 per
$5.37 per
$0.29 per
$1.19 per
$6.14 per
$3.50 per
$2.50 per
$6.75 per
$5.40 per
$0.30 per
$3.00 per
$6.75 per
AQUACULTURE
Nile Tilapia
Red Tilapia
Shrimp/Prawns
$1.75 per kg
$1.75 per kg
$6.37 per kg
ALGAE
Fish/Livestock feed
Spirulina nutrition supplements
Chlorella nutrition supplements
Algae Oil (high in Omega3/EPA)
Algae Oil (low/no Omega3/EPA)
$1.01 per
$20.37 per
$22.60 per
$18.01 per
$1.75 per
kg
kg
kg
kg
kg
kg
kg
kg
kg
kg
kg
kg
kg
kg
kg
kg
kg
kg
kg
kg
kg
kg
kg
kg
kg
kg
$3.63 per kg
$3.63 per kg
$14.96 per kg
$4.50 per kg
$4.50 per kg
$13.50 per kg
$2.06 per
$40.83 per
$46.76 per
$31.32 per
$3.63 per
$2.00 per
$35.00 per
$40.00 per
$27.50 per
$8.50 per
kg
kg
kg
kg
kg
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kg
kg
kg
kg
AGD Sustainable Farm
PROJECT’S TOTAL OFFSET FUNDING POTENTIAL
Completion
Date
12/9/2013
Phase0
12/9/2013
Phase0EASAP
9/29/2014
Phase1
7/27/2015
Phase2
5/30/2016
Phase3
3/20/2017
Phase4
Total
0
400
18,300
162,200
323,700
363,400
868,000
$50,000 $2,740,000
$24,330,000
$48,550,000
$54,510,000
$130,180,000
186,700
307,800
367,300
373,400
1,621,900
$4,460,000
$14,870,000 $9,340,000
$15,390,000
$18,370,000
$18,670,000
$81,100,000
50,400
278,600
444,600
598,800
635,700
2,008,100
258,900
434,400
598,400
622,500
3,812,800
$13,930,00
0
$22,230,000
$29,940,000
$31,780,000
$100,400,000
$17,260,000 $2,590,000
$4,340,000
$5,980,000
$6,220,000
$38,120,000
CO2 offsets
tons/yr
$15.00per ton
10yrs
$0
Water offsets
m3's of
freshwater/yr
per m3 of
$5.00freshwater
10yrs
89,200
297,500
Calorie offsets
Food calorie units/yr
Feed calorie units/yr
172,600
10yrs
per 1,000 Food
$5.00kcals
$2,520,000
per 1,000 Feed
$1.00kcals
$1,730,000
1,726,000
Arable Land
offsets
Arable Land offset
per ha of arable
$10.00land
10Yrs
Total Offset Value
1,038
3,460
2,019
3,425
4,107
4,176
18,226
$100,000
$350,000
$200,000
$340,000
$410,000
$420,000
$1,820,000
$8,810,000
$32,530,000
$28,800,00
0
$66,630,000 $103,250,000 $111,600,000
$351,620,000
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