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Vermis

Team I’m a PCChanging the way the world farms

COST

Better harvest

Better harvest

Vermicomposting Worms

• Problems– Low yield – High manpower– Reliability issue

VermisTM

• Monitor the living condition of worms

• Reduce the cost of manpower spent on the worm

• Improve efficiency and productivity

Our Team of Advisors

• Mr. Royston Soh– Managing Director,

Kiat Lee Landscape & Building • Mr. Lam Yuen Sean– PhD Candidate (Environmental),

NUS Faculty of Engineering• Mr. Lee Hong Chen– Owner of 9 Farms in

Cameron Highland, Malaysia• Andrew Carmody– A2 Partners Pte. Ltd.

A2 Partners Pte. Ltd.

Low Yield

High Manpower

Reliability issue

Comparison of Revenue

Based on 330 ha, California Wheat Farm

Commercial Compost

Chemical Fertilizer Vermis System$0

$50,000

$100,000

$150,000

$200,000

34.9%

Cost of Vermis System

Data: Economy Research Service (US Department of Agriculture), RedObit Science and Technology News, FAO Statistics, US Wheat Associations

Sensor Cost per Vermis Bin (Over a period of 5 years) $40.00

Aggregator Cost (Over a period of 3 years and 10 Bin/Aggregator) $4.67

Electricity $10.00 Plastic Bin Cost $50.00 Network $4.00

Cost Per Bin $108.67

Number of Bins for 330Hecture of Farmland 250

Gross Cost of Bins $27,167.00 Land Cost (Est. 0.5 Ha) $5,000.00

Worms (0.5Ton Worm/Lifecycle 1Year/Produce 12 Weeks Cycle) $12,500.00

Cost of Vermis System $44,667.00

Phase 1Large commercial farmers

Phase 2Small independent farmers

Target Audiences

Fertilisers Usage

72%

28%

Developed Countries

DevelopingCountries

Source: UNFAO, FAOSTAT 2007

Helping Poor Farmers

Conclusion

• UN Millennium Development Goal:– Environment

Sustainability

• Changing the way the world farms

Questions?