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Phil Andrews
August 27, 2015
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Aquaponics Proposal
To Investors
What It Is And How It Works
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Typical System Installed In Most Places
Today in North Texas
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Small scale
Non-standardized
Not scalable
Modest output/yield
Trial & error approach
Manual interventions
and adjustments
The General Opportunity
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Moreover …
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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)
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The Future
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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
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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
Target Markets
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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
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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
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Basketball Court (funded by the Mavs)
Gym for health exercises
The Mall Could Be:
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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
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An Exciting Mall That People Would
Want To Visit Beyond Shopping
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It’s about rediscovering nature, for those that all they know is concrete jungle!
Potential Revenue Streams
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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)
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Our Higher Purpose and
Value Proposition
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Higher Purpose
Drastically improve the food
supply to fight hunger through
innovative ag!
What Is Innovative Ag?
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The Dream!
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Start Here
End There
What We Currently Have
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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
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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
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There is NOT one thing
NOT to like!!!
There are not too many other ideas
that fit this premise!
Contact Information
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Phil Andrews
972-672-6657