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AGROZ GROUP

Sustainable Agriculture & Food


From Farm to Fork Within Hours
Progress Report – November 2021 | Ver.6.0

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CONTENT
Part 1 Impact of Climate Change

Part 2 Vertical Farming


Part 3 Overview
Part 4 Milestones

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Impact of Climate Change

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Urbanisation &
Standard of Living

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Traditional farming is
destroying the
earth ecosystem

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Impact of Covid
JOBS AND INCOME: LOSS
1 Jobs: 2.4 million loss caused by COVID-19 (May 2020)
Household income: RM95 billion

AGRICULTURE SECTOR: DECREASE LABOUR FORCE


2 GDP contribution: 8.6% (2017) and 7.5% (2018)
Decreasing labor: 12.47% (2015) to 10.96% in (2019)
Issues: labor shortages in agriculture, mobility restriction and loss of confidence in product quality

FOOD IMPORTS: INCREASING


3 An average growth of 6.5% per year RM30 billion (2010) increased to RM50 billion (2019)
Realign country’s agriculture sector by optimising land and prioritise planting based on demand

FOOD SECURITY: HIGH ALERT


4 World population growth: 7.0 billion to 9.1 billion by 2050
Food supply demand to increase by 70%

FOOD SAFETY: ARISING CONCERNS


5 Use of chemicals and pesticides, level of hygiene in handling, origin traceability
Lack of confidence among consumers

TECHNOLOGY: POOR EXPLOITATION


6 Global smart farming market: USD23.4 billion by 2025
5G in Malaysia: Potential contribution of RM12.7 billion to GDP (2021-2025)

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What is
Vertical Farming?

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Saving the Earth Resources

Efficient & Effective


Utilisation of Resources

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Agroz Addresses 10 of 17 of SDGs

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Yield & Potential of Vertical Farming

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Overview
Agroz Indoor Vertical Farms (Plant Factory)
Controlled Environment Agri, Food Safety, Food Security, Sustainability

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Our Mission
OVERARCHING OUTCOMES AND OBJECTIVES
IN DRIVING VALUE CREATION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY

New income stream Entrepreneurship Food security & safety


Tangible income generating Nurture local entrepreneurs Cultivation of clean, fresh and
avenue for people affected by around the country to participate traceable vegetables close to
job losses at this critical in the smart farming sector in communities to address food
stage, as well as to provide order to generate decentralised safety and security, reduce cold-
additional income for economic generation model, chain, build trust in farming with
individuals arising from smart whilst serving local communities localized production and
vertical farming activities consumption

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Business Model
Our business model consists of 3 main strategic business units (“SBU”). Each SBU is a
profit center, and integrating those 3 SBUs will create tremendous synergies and value
for all stakeholders.

Vertical Farms Agri-Commerce Smart Farming


Technology
Infrastructure Marketplace &
Development Downstream Production Agritech Solutions

E-Commerce, Social Media, Direct Marketing Channel, Advertising & Promotion

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Vertical Farm Modules
Characteristic:
• Modular vertical farming solutions
• Modules are 6-8 Layers of racks (per deck)
• Each layer can have 54 holes
• Each layer can be configured with differing lights to support all
stages and varieties of plant growth
• Modules can be stacked up to be single or double decked
• Modules can be clustered or zoned together
• Each module and/or cluster can grow specific types of
vegetables or plants with differing nutrient requirement
• Covers different stages of crop development: germination,
seedling, vegetative
• Integrated gravity-driven water circulation
• Supports large variety of crop cultivation

Insured by: Certification: (over time, est. 12 months)

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Agroz Clean, Fresh and Quality Vegetables
Growing Food Within the Community using IR4.0 Technologies

Agroz grows clean, fresh and happy


vegetables in our technologically
advanced, precision controlled
Indoor Vertical Farms located at your
friendly neighbourhood.

The vegetables are grown in


a safe and sustainable manner
with Non-GMO seeds
using organic nutrients that are
free from harmful chemicals
and no pesticides.

The Agroz Vertical Farms produce


sweet, crunchy, nutrient rich
vegetables that will leave a flavourful after
taste to be experienced
and well remembered.

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Benefits of the Agroz Plant Factory
Win-Win for the Community, People, Planet and Agroz
Benefits for Asset Owner
Direct Reduce Fresher Safe Increase
from “Farm Distribution and and Production
to Fork” Complexities Higher Quality Healthy at Lower Cost
• Demonstrates asset ownes’s commitment to Innovation and
High Technology businesses involved with Food production
• Produce closer • Reduce layers of • Fresh produce • Zero harmful • Higher
to food distribution and on table within chemicals. production per • Higher yield and potential capital gains from use of asset
consumption middle men hours rather No pesticide, square meter
than days fungicide, compared to
• Direct supply to • Possibly lower
herbicide conventional
• Support ESG Investment
local markets, cost of • Reduce or totally
methods
restaurants and distribution and eliminate storage • Precise use of
households reduce cold- and refrigeration nutrients • Lower energy • Create awareness & attention to the asset owner. Visitors
chain cost including media, investors, leaders & dignitaries from all over the
• On-demand • Freshness you • Minimal or zero
supply to reduce • Just in-time (JIT) can experience spoilage that • Reduce green world to Asia’s Largest Indoor Vertical Farm
wastage market delivery reduces bacterial house gas
• Freshness You
contaminant emission and
• Match demand • Disrupt the can See, Hear &
and supply Distribution Taste
minimise carbon • Increase Green Building Index (GBI) of asset owner
footprint
through Value Chain
subscription and • Good for People
contract farming and Planet
• Smarter utilization and occupancy of asset owner
(90,000 sq ft leading to 270,000 sq ft)

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From Agroz Malaysia’s Freshest Vertical Farm…
Available Direct to Consumers and Businesses Online, Offline & O2O

From Mid November 2021

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Milestones
Agroz Container Farm (Phase 1)
Each container produces up to 200kg of vegetables per month, equivalent to 2 - 3
November 2020
acres of traditional farmland

Nov 2020

June 2021
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Agroz’s Produce – Fresh, Crunchy, Nutritous

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Agroz Warehouse Farm (Phase 2)
3,000 square feet @ Sungai Buloh (production: 3 tonnes per month)

September 2021

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Malaysia’s Largest Plant Factory
@ Hap Seng Business Park 1 2 3 4 5 6

A AC LEDGE

CO2 Washing Grow 1 Grow 2 ST-FW6

20’ x 31’ Zone 38’ x 39’ 76’ x 39’


ST-FW5 ~620 sq ft
38’ x 39’ ~1,482 sq ft ~2,964 sq ft
B ~1,482 sq ft 36 modules 72 modules

Nutrient
Cold Walkway (people and AGV) Room
Room Sort and
30’ x 39’ Pack Zone
Blessed Garden 30’ x 79’
C ~1,170 (Grow 3) ~2,370

Walkway
~1,500 sq ft
2 Farms = Solar Farm (on roof) + Vertical Farm (below roof) sq ft
107’ x 50’
sq ft

SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE USING RENEWABLE ENERGY Store Room VOID ~5,350 sq ft


30’ x 14’
~420 sq ft
Ship Out 180 modules
D Zone
Goods Lift Walkway (people and AGV) Goods Lift
~1,500 sq ft
Lobby 1 Lobby 2
E Air Seedling Grow 5
FW-CL-1 FW-CL-2 show FW-CL-3 FW-CL-4
Recept Sub-
er 39’ x 39’ 59’ x 39’ DB and
ion and
Fire Lift and Gown
~1,521 sq ft ~2,301 sq ft Backup
Fire Lift
Lobby Viewin Battery Lobby
g
ing
36 modules 36 modules
F FW-PL-1 Gallery
Room 20’ x 56’
~1,120 FD-PL-2
sq ft
Command Centre Washing Area + Gowning Zone + 150 Staff Lockers
ST-FW1 & Data Dashboard 98’ x 16.5’ ST-FW2
on Upper Floor ~1,617 sq ft (consider building Mezzanine floor)
G
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Agroz Plant Factory Design
Each 30,000 square feet produces 1 tonne per day, 30 tonnes per month

Floor Plan of the Farm (30,000 Square Feet) Phase 1 of the Farm - 30,000 of 90,000 square feet

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Q&A
Contact

Thank you for your continued


support in our efforts to William Du
contribute to the SDGs. +60162309909
william@agrozgroup.com

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