project vermis, team i'm a pc
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Imagine Cup 2009, SingaporeTRANSCRIPT
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Vermis
Team I’m a PCChanging the way the world farms
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COST
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Better harvest
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Better harvest
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Vermicomposting Worms
• Problems– Low yield – High manpower– Reliability issue
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VermisTM
• Monitor the living condition of worms
• Reduce the cost of manpower spent on the worm
• Improve efficiency and productivity
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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.
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Low Yield
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High Manpower
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Reliability issue
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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%
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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
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Phase 1Large commercial farmers
Phase 2Small independent farmers
Target Audiences
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Fertilisers Usage
72%
28%
Developed Countries
DevelopingCountries
Source: UNFAO, FAOSTAT 2007
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Helping Poor Farmers
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Conclusion
• UN Millennium Development Goal:– Environment
Sustainability
• Changing the way the world farms
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Questions?