Smart Flow Irritech Solutions
Initiation & Preliminary design
Planning &
Detailed design
Execution
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Initiation & Preliminary design
Q1 2020
Business Case validation & creation
Q2 2020
500K€ seed funding for 25% of ownership
(valuing the company at 2m€)
Q3 2020
1st commercial offer submitted
Q4 2020
Offices in Guatemala and Panama
Q1 2021
5+ commercial offers submitted
Q1 2020
Business Case validation & creation
Q2 2020
500K€ seed funding for 25% of ownership
(valuing the company at 2m€)
Q3 2020
1st commercial offer submitted
Q4 2020
Offices in Guatemala and Panama
Q1 2021
5+ commercial offers submitted
Market shortcomings
LOW SUPPLY
of organic fertilizers, limited workable and efficient options.
HIGH PRICE
range, smaller market with less economy of scale, higher transport cost for less nutrients per ton.
TIME LAPSE
of 3 years for farmers to obtain the organic certification make them reticent to transitioning towards organic farming.
LACK OF ORGANIC FERTILIZER
that provide yields comparable to conventional agriculture. Chemical fertilizers are still preferred among farmers community, as they usually provide a higher yield and revenue.
ENERGY AND WORK
required to switch a farm from chemical agri inputs to organic nutrition program.
LACK OF KNOWLEDGE
to perform such switch in most of the cases.
Value proposal
ACCESS
To have access to more efficient procurement of inputs by providing tailor made, brand independent and lower margin sourcing of existing fertilizers.
SWITCH
To switch to more organic oriented fertilization solutions by providing expert consulting.
DESIGN & FUND
To technically design and fund farm owned fertilizer production (i.e building composting/
vermiculture structures to convert available organic matter into fertilizers).