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Argo Graphene Solutions — Argo Living Soils — Investor Presentation (February 2021)
19 slides from Argo Graphene Solutions's investor presentation, February 2021
Slide 1: Argo Living Soils Corp.
a BRITISH COLUMBIA company with a registered records office at Suite 1200, 750 West Pender Street Vancouver, BC V6C 2T8 Production at Galiano Island, BC
Slide 2: Cautionary Note
CAUTIONARY NOTE This presentation has been prepared by the management of Argo Living Soils Corp. (‘Argo’ or the ‘Company’) for informational purposes and is speculative in nature. The sole purpose of this presentation is to provide information regarding the Company, including with respect to the Com
Slide 3: Company Business
COMPANY BUSINESS Welcome to Argo Living Soils Corp. a company dedicated to agribusiness, specializing in producing and developing soil amendments, living soils, biofertilizers, natural pesticides, and fungicides, vermicompost, and compost tea kits formulated specifically for high value crops. The co
Slide 4: Understanding and Caring for Your Soil Can Bring Impressive Results
UNDERSTANDING AND CARING FOR YOUR SOIL CAN BRING IMPRESSIVE RESULTS “ Few things make me feel as connected to ” this verdant world as my garden and the fields I cultivate. Sharing my passion and knowledge for soil with family and friends has proved a rich and fulfilling experience. Early in 2015, Ar
Slide 5: Mission Statement
MISSION STATEMENT To position Argo Living Soils as an industry leader, providing home and commercial growers with a full range of organic living soil supplements that will enable plants to achieve their full growth potential. Argo’s business plan involves targeting commercial growers, micro growers,
Slide 6: Argo's Advantage
ARGO’S ADVANTAGE 1 Argo is an industry game changer in that it applies ‘living soils’ technology to the traditional organic and restorative science of soil management and crop production. 2 Argo products enhance soils in an environmentally sustainable way by reducing chemical fertilizer and pesticid
Slide 7: Argo Living Soils Products Will
ARGO LIVING SOILS PRODUCTS WILL • enable plants to reach full growth potential • sustain growth while minimizing fertilizer use • reduce the use of pesticides and herbicides • condition soils to self- resist pests and fungi ensure higher yields at lower cost
Slide 8: Argo Products Will Include
ARGO PRODUCTS WILL INCLUDE: • “Soil amendments” such as natural fertilizers. • “Living soils,” these are usually thought of as a compost-based planting material rich in active microbiology and biodiversity, that can include worms and their castings, protozoa, healthy bacteria, amoebas, kelp extracts
Slide 9: Argo's precursor began producing soil supplements in March 2017
In March 2017, Argo’s precursor began formulating, producing, and marketing soilsupplements, living soils, vermicompost and bio-fertilizers on Galiano Island, British Columbia. Further research and development will likely expand the product line. Argo will apply for certification under the Canadian
Slide 10: Argo Living Soils Corp. Share Capital
ARGO LIVING SOILS CORP. SHARE CAPITAL January 18, 2021 Price Shares Share Capital Initial Share issuance @ $0.005 $0.005 2,000,000 10,000 $0.02 Private Placement $0.02 4,550,000 91,000 $0.05 Private Placement $0.05 3,520,000 176,000 PRE IPO TOTAL 10,070,000 277,000 IPO $0.10 6,000,000 600,000 NON DI
Slide 11: Environmental and social issues relating to agriculture
The past decade has witnessed a significant increase in environmental and social issues relating to agriculture. Governments, communities, consumers, investors, and lenders are increasingly focused on promoting sustainable development and mitigating climate change. In addition to the moral imperativ
Slide 12: Benefits of a Water Only Soil
BENEFITS OF A WATER ONLY SOIL Argo aims to position itself as a leader • Using organic amendments allows the soil in supplying products suitable for “water to be reused at the end of the growth cycle only” soils. • The low cost of “re-amending” the soil A “water-only” soil is a soil that uses only •
Slide 13: Market Trends
MARKET TRENDS ORGANIC PRODUCTS ARE IN HIGH DEMAND Increasing consumer awareness of the harmful effects of synthetic and chemical fertilizers, pesticides and fungicides will likely expand the market for our product line. We also anticipate a growing consumer base for organic foods, beverages, persona
Slide 14: Market Segment
MARKET SEGMENT ORGANIC FERTILIZERS The North American organic fertilizer market was 1.56 million tons valued at USD 952.7 million in 2019 and is expected to register a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 14.1% during the forecast period of 2020-2025. Total consumption of US organic fertilizers was
Slide 15: Location of Production Facilities
LOCATION OF PRODUCTION FACILITIES Vermiculture production, along with the production of super soil, soil amendment packs and compost tea bags, will be located at Galiano Island, British Columbia. Galiano Island will also be the site of a research facility, greenhouse for producing cultivars, and fac
Slide 16: Leasing Agreements
LEASING AGREEMENTS Short-term leases will allow us to relocate our operations to meet changing economic conditions. Argo Living Soils has entered into a leasing agreement to use a one hectare portion of a 10-hectare private farm property located on Galiano Island. The lease agreement will run for an
Slide 17: Product Milestones Executive Summary
PRODUCT MILESTONES EXECUTIVE SUMMARY • Production facility on Galiano Island, Chadley Diakow is a proven innovator in including storage areas for raw materials the field of organic soil production and and product, upgraded has 14 years of agribusiness experience. His areas of expertise include integ
Slide 18: Products
PRODUCTS Argo Living Soils has developed proprietary vermacast formulas for the vegetative and flowering stages of plant growth, in addition to aerobic compost tea kits, mixed dry soil amendments, in house living soils enhanced with bio-inoculates, and bio-fertilizers such as ectomycorrhizae and mic
Slide 19: Industry Outlook
INDUSTRY OUTLOOK The total North American Organic Fertilizer Market was 1.2 million metric tons in 2017 and is expected to register a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 11.4% during the forecast period (2018-2023). According to Statista (The Statistics Portal for Market Data, Market Research and
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