WHY AGRICULTURE, FOOD & TECHNOLOGY?
- Global food and agriculture USD7.8 trillion industry
- Employs over 40% of global population
- Humans need to eat and eat safely, regardless of economic cycles
- Global food demand increase by 98% by 2050
- Global population increase to 9 billion by 2050
- Among the world richest are from agriculture industry
- Sugar Cane Plantation –Tan Sri Robert Kwok
- Palm Oil Plantation (IOI Group) – Late Tan Sri Lee Shin Cheng
Multi-Billion Dollar Agriculture Giants
WHY AGRICULTURE, FOOD & TECHNOLOGY?
- Rapid growth of AgTech (Agriculture Technology)
- Mechanisation, drip irrigation, hydroponics, drones, remote plant sensors, big data analysis, real time tracking, financial management tools, etc
- Transition from small holdings to large scale modern farming resulting in economies of scale.
- Bypassing of redundant middlemen in the supply chain will result in higher returns
WHY MORINGA?
- Known as “Miracle Tree” and as a Superfood.
- Nutrition values widely researched and documented.
- Every part of tree has high commercial value (beans, leaves, seeds)
- High yield and High Returns
- Fast production, 12 months from planting
- Production throughout year (Non-Seasonal)
- Tree can produce for up to 30 years
- Untapped potential globally, especially China as a health supplement.
WHY FARM IN THAILAND?
- Ideal tropical climate for farming
- Abundant suitable farmland. Flat, undulating rich soil with established irrigation canals.
- Good supply of skilled farm workers from population of 70 million
- Good government support as agriculture is one of the three (3) pillars of Thai Economy (Agriculture, Tourism & Manufacturing)
- Centrally located with established highway systems to Myanmar (population 60 million), Laos (population 7 million), Vietnam (population 102 million), China (population 1.4 billion), Malaysia (population 32 million).
- Close to market for Moringa beans (Myanmar &Yunnan Province, China)