Aquaponics Proposal To Investors - Biz Smarter · Phil Andrews . August 27, 2015 . 1 Phil Andrews Proprietary & Confidential . Aquaponics Proposal To Investors

Phil Andrews

August 27, 2015

Phil Andrews Proprietary & Confidential 1

Aquaponics Proposal

To Investors

What It Is And How It Works


Typical System Installed In Most Places

Today in North Texas


Small scale

Non-standardized

Not scalable

Modest output/yield

Trial & error approach

Manual interventions

and adjustments

The General Opportunity


Aquaponics is finally taken seriously for a variety of good

reasons, such as:

Addressing water shortages and droughts

It saves 90% of water

Higher yields of food 3X to 8X more food

Constant production of food all year round (7X24)

Healthier food (all organic) fewer health problems and

lower associated health care costs

Self-sustaining system that can even exist off-the-grid

Low transportation cost (production at point-of-use)

Several socio-economic benefits

The Business Environment


No major corporations are involved at this time with

aquaponics

At this time, very few installations have mastered large scale

aquaponics systems for these reasons:

Hard to control and monitor all variables

Inability to standardize settings

Inability to industrialize the concept

Disinclination to utilize vertical space (in a big scale)

Powerlessness to quickly alter city laws and ordinances to

accommodate aquaponics systems within urban areas

Two Important Facts


Aquaponics and Hydroponics are becoming very

popular all over the world. It’s the next big thing, not

only in farming and agriculture, but also in the way we

design and transform our civilization. It is an essential

concept for the survival of our species!

Sustainability promotes green and clean technologies.

They are essential in saving our environment and in

migrating to sustainable economies and societies

NOTE: We have the reports and surveys to

prove these claims.

Our Version Of Aquaponics


Industrialized and large scale version --- SCADA System

Controlled environment setting

Significant technologies involved

Solar technology

Water pump, Aerator and Syphoning technologies

Vibratory feeder technologies

Sensor and Probe technologies

Visualization technology

Other control and management systems (incl. remote management systems)

SCADA – Supervisory Control

And Data Acquisition

High-Tech Versions



Moreover …


We are planning to promote/push for:

Vertical aquaponics systems

Vertical farms/gardens

Urbanization of aquaponics

People and farms/gardens co-existing in urban areas

Industrialized versions of aquaponics

Immediate connection to existing Business, Philanthropic

and Educational Ecosystems

(i.e.: Whole Foods, Central Market, Panera Bread, Chipotle,

McDonald’s, Chick-fil-a, Frito-Lay, City Square, Food Banks,

UNT, U of Dallas, TAMU, UTD)


The Future


The World Today Is Lacking The

Equipment to Mass Harvest

Aquaponics

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The Europeans Are Trying To Take The Lead

With Innovative Aquaponics Designs


Architects in Spain have designed a three-story floating farm

that would help produce nearly 10 tons of extra food for Earth's

growing population each year, without taking up any land or

fresh water. http://www.sciencealert.com/this-giant-floating-farm-

could-produce-almost-10-tonnes-of-food-each-year

http://www.sciencealert.com/this-giant-floating-farm-could-produce-almost-10-tonnes-of-food-each-year


























Target Markets


Food stores /chains; supermarkets; microbreweries

Ministries /Churches

Schools (MS’s, HS’s, Colleges and Universities)

Prisons and Corrections facilities

Communities / Cities

Indian Tribes – Chickasaw, Navajos, Cherokees, etc.

NPOs that cater to poor and hungry people

State and Federal Government Agencies (like USDA, TDA and Food Banks)

Foreign Governments (like Congo and Rwanda)

A Future Version Of Aquaponics


Aquaponics

Gardens / Farms

High

SchoolSchool

• Aquaponics

• STEM

• Computer Lab

Culinary School

Storage & DC

• Food Rescue

• Food Prep

• Food Freeze

• Food Distribution

Mall

Restaurants

Food Shops

Other Shops

Gift Shop(s)

It can be vertical or horizontal

Healing Clinic

Complimentary and

Alternative Medicine

Integrative Medicine

Naturopathic Medicine

Herbal Medicine

Nutritional Therapy

Phytotherapy

Homeopathy

Aromatherapy

Other Ideas For The Complex


Basketball Court (funded by the Mavs)

Gym for health exercises

The Mall Could Be:


A showcase for colorful fish and fancy flowers

A showcase for hanging gardens

A series of different types of aquariums

Visitors could feed certain fish

Visitors could walk on top of certain aquariums

Visitors concoct their own essential oils

Visitors do their own “juicing” or have bartenders do the

juicing (by selecting out of a very rich menu)

A Couple Of Possible Layouts




An Exciting Mall That People Would

Want To Visit Beyond Shopping


It’s about rediscovering nature, for those that all they know is concrete jungle!

Potential Revenue Streams


Food

Fish

Fruits, Vegetables, Herbs, Spices

Essential Oils Machine (to sell Essential Oils)

Aquaponics Home Systems (see next 3 slides)

The SCADA “Black Box” (our own patent)

Components / Parts for Aquaponics Systems

Other organic foods (from other suppliers)

Other products (like bamboo clothing)

Aquaponics Design and Implementation Services

Home Gardens (see next 3 slides)




Our Higher Purpose and

Value Proposition


Higher Purpose

Drastically improve the food

supply to fight hunger through

innovative ag!

What Is Innovative Ag?


Vertical farming

No chemicals, no pesticides

Combining horticulture and aquaculture

Reusing water through a closed-loop system

Zero Waste

Doing it indoors (if one prefers)

Doing it all year round

Having higher yields than ever before

Saving the Earth --- avoiding deforestation and land desertification

avoiding green house effect avoiding global warming

Our Differentiation


High-tech A truly self-sustaining system

Self-adjusting and self-managed system

Scalable and industrialized version

Highest food yielding system of its kind

New innovations (such as vertical carrousels, automated

harvesting, SMED approach to tray/bed maintenance …)

Our Protection • Patents

• Trademarks

• Copywrites

• Contracts

Return On Investment


All preliminary calculations indicate that the ROI is

outstanding, and that the BEP is less than two years

Full disclosure of financials will be presented

separately --- along with the full Business Plan (incl.

details pertaining to the upfront investment, P&L

statement, BEP chart, etc.)

Major Risk Factors


Government laws (rules, regulations and policies)

Political games --- against environmentalism and “going

green” initiatives

Important Note: We are NOT associated with any

movements or fringe/radical organizations

Big corporations – undermining our work and continuing

to influence bad politicians

Diseases – such as e-coli

Risk Management


Overall approach: Follow the path of least resistance

Work in cities and communities that are

environmentally friendly and willing to change laws

and policies

Work with good and honest politicians that care about

their people, their communities, and society at large

Team up with good corporations that are “green”

and/or want to improve their image and bottom-line

Risk Management (cont’d)


Overall approach: Eliminate risk at the source

Diseases can be addressed through well monitored and

self-adjusting systems

100% monitoring

100% quality control

100% fail-safe systems (w/backups)

Another Important Note


Bad Economy is NOT a risk factor.

As a matter of Aquaponics is a great solution for recessions,

depressions and other downturns in the economy as it

provides food at lower prices and even at no cost to the

people that needed the most

What We Are Asking


Round 1 Funding: $500,000 The money will be invested to mostly fund:

The development of a smart box that will manage and control

the aquaponics system so that it balances itself and produces the

maximum yields

Proof Of Concept --- the construction of a model that is

easily replicable and scalable so that it can be “sold” and/or

implemented in the markets that we are targeting

The development of a website and marketing collateral to

get audiences excited about us

Important Note


Without the Smart Box (Supervisory Control And Data

Acquisition configuration) Aquaponics will NEVER:

TAKE OFF because most people cannot and do not

want to devote the time to micromanage the system

and worry about keeping it in balance and worrying

about things dying on them

REACH THE HIGH-TECH LEVEL, which is key to

high productivity and profits

The Smart Box System


External

Systems

Aquaponics sensors, probes,

pumps, valves, filters, feeders,

lights, fans, A/C controls,

robots, M/H system, etc.

System Management

Controller

Reports &

Visualization

Production (ERP) and

SCM Control Systems

PLCs

A Possible Configuration


The Dream!

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Start Here

End There

What We Currently Have


Patents (some pending and others are being developed)

Expertise and know-how (from our partners that have

developed and sold aquaponics systems)

Land (Over 50 acres --- from our partners)

Buildings (in South Dallas --- from our partners)

Black Box Design (and a crude prototype)

Key Partners that will help us create a respectable business

ecosystem (e.g.: UNT, U of Dallas, UTD, several ministries,

2 aquaponics companies, 2 technology companies, DFW

Innovation Center, a real estate company

What We Are Working On


An Advanced Smart (SCADA) Box that is better than

whatever is available in the market today

A Scalable Model that can be justified and be replicated

quickly based on scientific research and proven formulas

An Innovative Model that will make it easy to manage,

harvest and support

A Total Solution that goes beyond providing food --- a

holistic approach that involves:

Education

Philanthropy, and so much more

Last Key Point


There is NOT one thing

NOT to like!!!

There are not too many other ideas

that fit this premise!

Contact Information


Phil Andrews

972-672-6657

[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

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