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Innovative solutions in nutrient testing PUTTING NUTRIENT INTELLIGENCE INTO THE HANDS OF THE WORLD’S FARMING COMMUNITY

Innovative solutions in nutrient testing · scanner, LiaB, GSL and recommendation tools Test market Kenya Soil testing in over 20 countries Global launch of Feed testing Launch of

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Page 1: Innovative solutions in nutrient testing · scanner, LiaB, GSL and recommendation tools Test market Kenya Soil testing in over 20 countries Global launch of Feed testing Launch of

Innovative solutions in nutrient testingPUTTING NUTRIENT INTELLIGENCE INTO THE HANDS OF THE WORLD’S FARMING COMMUNITY

Page 2: Innovative solutions in nutrient testing · scanner, LiaB, GSL and recommendation tools Test market Kenya Soil testing in over 20 countries Global launch of Feed testing Launch of

What is an healthy and resilient soil?

Soil Fertility

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Page 3: Innovative solutions in nutrient testing · scanner, LiaB, GSL and recommendation tools Test market Kenya Soil testing in over 20 countries Global launch of Feed testing Launch of

Bringing nutrient information into the hands of farmers worldwide

• Analysing nutrients

• in soil, feed and leaf

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Page 4: Innovative solutions in nutrient testing · scanner, LiaB, GSL and recommendation tools Test market Kenya Soil testing in over 20 countries Global launch of Feed testing Launch of

Launch of services in Kenya, Ukraine & The

Netherlands

WinnerAccenture

innovation awards

Shareholder

Nimbus joins

Founded

as SoilCares

Commercial

Partnership with Trouw Nutrition

Services extended with Feed & Leaf

SoilCares becomes AgroCares

Loan Dutch Good Growth Fund

2013 2014 -2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

AgroCares Timeline4

Shareholder VerisInvestments joins

Featured in National Geographic

2013-2017: Soil testing in

over 15 countries

Development of scanner, LiaB, GSL

and recommendationtools

Test market Kenya

Soil testing inover 20 countries

Global launch of Feed testing

Launch of LeafCares

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2 products for nutrients analysis using sensor spectral technology

AgroCares Scanner with NIR sensor

AgroCares Lab-in-a-Box with MIR & XRF spectrometer

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From Scan to Fertiliser Recommendation

1. Sensor technology

2. Conversion of an electromagnetic spectrum into soil data1. Calibration database

2. Prediction models

3. Interpretation of soil data into applications

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The SoilCares Advisor Africa application

Parameters analysed:

▪ Nitrogen (N)

▪ Phosphorus (P)

▪ Potassium (K)

▪ pH

▪ Organic matter level

▪ CEC

Nutrient Need RecommendationSoil status

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Proof of concept8

Yield increases are 25% or more compared to current practice. Farmers report much higher

impacts.

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Happy farmers

Proof of concept

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Impact = Effect * Scale-> How to reach the smallholder farmers?

Adding value with use of AgroCares services to support the SHF

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To scale up our business we are always looking for partnerships

AgronomyUnderstanding the value chain In-house Agronomical competences

Innovation strategyUnderstanding & applying the digitalization in the industry

InvestmentCAPAX for sensor toolsLicenses for services

Drive for AG tech

innovation

Capacity to invest in services

In-house Agronomical

expertise

Successful market and partner development are driven by

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Soil