These are the basics facts and reasons we think that this is such an important business to establish and why we want you to have the opportunity to be a part of it.
2. Declining and aging farmer population
Growing food demand worldwide
By 2050 +3.5 billion more people
Agricultural production in moving towards big
business, but it have to start small to grow big.
Our vision is bigger than one project….
3. Disease, pest pressure, etc. causing a major
decline in tropical fruit & citrus production.
Contributing to decline:
Poor land stewardship
Poor application of technologies available
Poor integration of conventional & organic cultural
practices
Demand for tropical fruit and citrus is increasing,
esp. niche markets
4. Create a “Paradigm” shift & reverse the decline by:
Practicing environmentally friendly land stewardship
in fruit grove production
Vermiculture - Soil “husbandry” to create “living” soil
fertility
Soil nutrition & pest management with natural chemistry
Use innovative technologies to increase productivity
Micropropagation & Micro-Budding technologies
Integrateconventional/organic practices when
appropriate for maximum results
7. High Density Bio-security
(750/Ac)
Niche Markets
8. Capture 4.2% of the current US market in
the first 3 years of production or 7600 tons of
Papaya’s annually (approx. 50% of US
consumption growth)
Produce market driven varieties – Sunrise
Solo, Solo, Red Lady, etc. vs. Maradol (Mexico)
Form strategic par tnerships with
packer/shippers (i.e. New Limeco, Princeton, FL)
Build brand quality & reputation (Florida
Grown!)
9. Total US Consumption (2010) 180,600 tons
9% grow rate avg. since 2000
International Mexico/Brazil/Belize 2010
91.8% of US consumption 169,635 tons
Domestic - Hawaii 2010
2.2% Exports 4,085 tons
6.0% Consumption 10,965 tons
8.2% Total US production 15,050 tons
(USDA – 2011)
10. COO – Mark A. Pust
Agribusiness experience beef cattle & grain operation
20 years as CEO of building trade company
Additional business management & sales, experience
CEO – Scott M. Smith
International agribusiness (grain, vegetables, poultry,
processing) project management.
Accomplished financial management – UBS
26 years of business management, sales, consulting
11. Year 1 – Establish 40 acres of high density
pepper & papaya groves – positive cash flow
Year 2 - Establish 200 acres of high density
papaya groves in 24 months (150,000 trees)
Year 3 - Revenues in excess of $4 Million
12. Obtain Funding – March 2012
Order equipment, seed, inputs, etc. – April 2012
Purchase properties by May 2012
Set up Farm infrastructure & facilities – June 2012
Begin planting – July 2012
First fruits – May to August 2013
Expected ROI = 35-55% annually (1st 3 yr avg.)
13. Fund project with $200,000
Secure property purchase
Secure agreements w/marketing & shipping
partners
Establish grove operations