AQUAPONICS IBERIA

Aquaponics Iberia is an aquaponics provider and expert company focused on sustainable and productive aquaponics units, based on own developed technology for intensive food production, taking advantage of the symbiotic ecosystems combining aquaculture and crop farming and generating fresh, high quality fish protein and greens. The modular system we developed significantly reduces maintenance interventions and increases water savings, food safety and productivity without harming the environment an... d without depleting oceanic natural resources and are ideal for limited space urban environments. Our state-of-the-art aquaponics modules have been tested and improved with customers and are the ideal option to feed European cities of the future.
Fish n’ Greens project intends to take advantage of this technology and expertise to implement a full operational medium/large productive system to grow fresh food from these sustainable highly efficient aquaponics technologies.
When installing these units on the outskirts of large European cities, it fits perfectly the “Farm to Fork” strategy, reflecting a totally sustainable food system and contributing to make Europe’s food system the gold standard for sustainability. Additionally, it will help increase Europe's food supply chain resilience in the wake of possible crisis similar to what we are living nowadays. The productive system proposed in this business plan has the capacity to generate 110 tons per year of sustainable fresh fish with ASC certification and 400 tons per year of ultra-organic vegetables. Despite being highly productive, this technology allows to grow tasty fresh food following a current consumer trends and the European policies regarding the Blue Economy and the Green Deal, by: • being organic and healthy (no pesticides, no herbicides, no synthetic fertilizers, no GMOs, no medication, no heavy metals, no micro plastics…), • being sustainably produced (ASC certification, no water waste, no effluent discharges, very low carbon emissions, wild fish friendly, renewable energy operated, recycling of byproducts, …), • and being locally grown (produced close to the markets, increasing freshness, reducing transportation, contributing to local economy and increasing trust through openness and availability for scheduled consumer visits to the production site). By growing and supplying local, fresh, ultra-organic and sustainable food, the ideal target end customer is a growing market: the healthy and sustainable conscious urban consumer. The direct market of Fish n’ Greens project will be B2B mostly, including local food stores, large retailers, restaurants, hotels and local business offices (fresh food baskets, as a service provided by companies to their employees). B2C will be a residual market, consisting of online food sales and home delivery. However, this is a market with a potential to grow as the brand and products becomes more recognized and depending on the right marketing and investment in consumer awareness. This first unit will be installed in the Torres Vedras region, on the outskirts of the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, with a population over 2 million people. After this first unit is fully operational and profitable, it should be replicated close to other European cities, with the necessary adaptations and possible improvements. For now, this business plan only provides for investment in the first unit, in Torres Vedras, which will have a built area of 9000 m2, consisting of a modern hydroponic greenhouse connected to a building for recirculating aquaculture system’s equipment, for logistics and storage. We have a motivated team with extensive experience in the area, a growing global market trend as opportunity, a sustainable and productive technology that allows to reduce costs and an increasing valuation and return, together with the replicability and scalability of the project. Currently, we are raising funding to implement this first unit, which will have the scale of production to become a highly profitable project, managed and operated by our experienced team. To meet the project's operational requirements, we will have to grow the team with motivated and intensively trained people. The required capital for the first full unit is 2.74 million euros, having an average ROI (6 years) of 49%. Does this project fulfill all your investment requirements? ✔ Highly productive and sustainable technology, tested and validated in productive environment ✔ Raising funding for the first medium/large scale unit ✔ 110 tons/year of the tastiest and fresh ASC certified fish ✔ 400 tons/year of organic herbs, leafy greens and fruits ✔ Carbon neutrality ✔ Zero waste, zero pesticides and zero water waste ✔ Farm to Fork, reaching a market of 2 million consumers ✔ 49% ROI average per year (one unit)! ✔ 57% EBITDA-To-Sales Ratio ✔ 1 year Payback ✔ Easy replicable for the outskirts of other large cities ✔ The most experienced team in Recirculating Aquaculture Systems and AquaponicsMore