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TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / December 8, 2020 / Toronto based CO2 GRO Inc. ("GROW") (TSXV:GROW)(OTCQB:BLONF)(Frankfurt:4021) is pleased to announce that it has signed an Exclusive Marketing Agreement with South Africa's Pharmacrop (Pty) Ltd. ("Pharm") to introduce and install CO2 Delivery Solutions™ systems into covered horticulture markets in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) region.
The South African ("RSA") Covered Grow Market
A 2020 GreenCape Sustainable Agriculture study for the South Africa ("RSA") Department of Agriculture stated there was a 171% and 55% growth during 2013-2018 in covered shade netting and tunnel grow facility hectares. Since that 2017-2018 census, an additional 2,822 hectares of shade netting grow structures have been added in RSA.
RSA's covered grow market size is accelerating due to food security issues and high value fruit and nut export opportunities. Shade netting and tunnel grow facilities cannot supplement with CO2 gassing but can apply aqueous CO2 mist using GROW's CO2 Delivery Solutions™.
According to Jason Field, principal of Pharmacrop "I was really excited to discover the benefits which GROW is able to offer Southern Africa's covered facility farmers. CO2 enrichment offers a unique opportunity for them to enhance their plant yields and increase profitability. We have the perfect blend of technical knowledge and practical experience to be able to successfully offer GROW's innovative CO2 Delivery Solutions™ to covered facility farmers that face unique agricultural challenges. Our team of professionals have an integrated plan to roll out CO2 Delivery Solutions™ in the SADC region to showcase the region's true agricultural potential."
According to Aaron Archibald, "Pharmacrop has the necessary engineering and regional agricultural background to secure and support covered grow facility customers and install our CO2 Delivery Solutions™ technology in the Southern Africa region. We are delighted to work with Pharm marketing CO2 Delivery Solutions™ in the SADC, a significant covered grow facility market. We look forward to significant business development opportunities working with Pharm. The marketing agreement with Pharm is another milestone as we work to engage marketing partners to penetrate international markets."
To contact Jason Field, please call +27 82 560 3618 or e-mail at jason@pharmacrop.co.za
Visit www.co2delivery.cafor more information on CO2 Delivery Solutions™ orwatch this video. To see a CO2 Delivery Solutions™ VCO2 system installation, watch this video.