commercial duckweed farming_case study
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Commercial Duckweed Farming
Case Study:
2013 International Duckweed Conference on Research and Applications
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GSP Presentation Overview
“THE ONE”
Initial Burning Questions Answered
She snagged the best niche… or not?
GreenSun Team, Advisors, and Collaborators
Wish list for GSP
Questions/Comments
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The “ONE”
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Our VISION…
GreenSun is dedicated to producing and
marketing high quality, sustainable duckweed-
based pet foods, treats, and supplements for pet
owners everywhere.
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A Few Details…
How- Sustainable production (organic- spring 2014)
When- Initial product roll-out this fall
Where- Initially, online and regional mom and pop pet stores and then
big box stores
What- Partial or full substitute for grains, dairy, fillers, and/or fishmeal
in TBA pet food products- formulations patent-pending
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Duckweed Pellets
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Duckweed Flakes
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GSP Initial Burning Questions
Is it possible to utilize abandoned
catfish ponds for duckweed
production?
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Original pond turbidity and
overgrowth
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Could I develop low cost ways to
harvest duckweed?
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Borrowing Harvesting Ideas from Other Industries
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Corralling Duckweed for Manual Harvest
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Could I develop a simple way to
remove unbound water in
preparation for drying?
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Dewatering 40 pounds of duckweed in 90 seconds
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Could I integrate solar energy to dry
duckweed?
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Assembling drying screens
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GSP Solar Dryer
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Heavy Overcast and still…
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GreenSun Products, LLC state of the company as of 08/12/13
Production- presently 3+ water acres (10 total)
Output- pond growth doubling every two days
Harvesting- behind schedule due to heavy rains
Processing- currently moving to Phase 2
Product lines- Initial product line formulations completed
Sales- team established. MOU’s from retail small mom
and pops in place. Private customers on waiting list.
Marketing – team is fine-tuning branding and sustainable
packaging
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Did She Snag the Best Niche…or Not???
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Duckweed Whiskey, Anyone?
Courtesy Loren Willis
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Why Specialty Niche Markets Instead of
Biofuels or Commodities?
- Niche markets are WIDE open in all sectors
- Will not have to compete on price against commodities
- Lower volume of initial product needed to test market
acceptance and orders
- Novelty of duckweed story will aid in faster acceptance
and investment interest across the board for all
growers and researchers
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Challenges in Going This Route
- Smaller customer base means creative upselling
- Duckweed education costs time and money
- “But no niche pencils out!”
Conclusion:
Inventive, out-of-box thinking is necessary when
selecting duckweed niche markets.
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Duckweed
Niche
Market
Ideas
From www.DuckweedFarming.com
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Simple Duckweed Seeding for Low Tech
Farming Applications
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Open Pond Comparison:
Dirt/gravel based with existing flora and fauna
vs
Plastic Lined and fresh well water
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Duckweed
Farming…
It’s about
the journey,
not the
destination.
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The ILA Round Table is a high profile bi-weekly concall
for its members and invited guests. Topics are based on
current developments in the industry.
Our members are paving the way for global education,
research, and production of commercial duckweed
products.
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GreenSun Products Wishlist
Equipment Needs:
Microgrinder
Pelletizer
Lab equipment
Rotary dryer to handle 2 wet tons duckweed/hr
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GreenSun welcomes opportunities for
collaboration, consulting, internship
(spring 2014) and research.
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Life isn’t about finding yourself.
Life is about creating yourself.
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Tamra Fakhoorian 270-356-0208
Skype: tamraf1
www.GreenSunProducts.com
www.DuckweedFarming.com