NEW ENERGY FARMS (NEF)

NEF is an agricultural technology company, developing and licensing artificial seeds. 50% of the most important crops globally, such as sugarcane do not produce seed and rely on bulky propagation options using stem or root cuttings. The patented NEF CEEDS system replaces these, with disruptive artificial seed technology, that brings the benefits of conventional seed to these markets for the first time. In sugarcane, CEEDS reduces by up to 50 fold the amount of seed material require to plant 1 ha... , compared to existing systems. In target crops CEEDS delivers added value across the full supply chain, and provides a new field delivery system for plant genetics, crop protection and nutrition products that did not previously exist. Applicable to sugarcane, energy crops (such as Miscanthus) and other vegetative crop supply chains. NEF have commenced commercially licensing the technology to the sugarcane market in 2014, initially in Brazil with expansion underway in other key sugar regions. CEEDS can be applied to a range of other non-seeded crops of economic importance. This includes using CEEDS for regenerative agriculture with perennial grasses, such as Miscanthus to produce fibre and biofuel. Over 1 billion ha of land is degraded globally, with 7 million ha of farmland annually lost to soil erosion, reducing productive food land, using these crops planted via CEEDS can reverse this damage. Can also potentially be applied to diverse range of food, protein and ornamental and other fibre crops globally.More