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2 About Project Bar Group Israel Activities International Activities Project Bar Solutions Management & Consulting Services Design, Construction & Turn-Key Services Control Systems & Software Services Feed Additives & Nutrition Planning Q&A and Summary 2

3 Established 2010 by a group of experts including: Farmers, Nutritionists, Scientists & Economists with a common vision: To provide the best integrated management services to dairy farmers worldwide 3

4 PBG provides management services to the largest dairy farms, processing plants in Israel. PBG is directly involved in operational Management and production in over 10% of Israel farms. PBG has syndicated > 5 Mil$ in direct Investments to establish dairy farms In Israel. 4

5 PBG has established leading dairy farms worldwide with a total production of 200 Million litters / year PBG was involved in the set up of the one of the largest dairy farm worldwide with > 30,000 milking cows! PBG Owns & operates a model farm and training Center in Romania Vietnam China India Morocco Romania Sri-Lanka Thailand Russia 5

6 Management & Consulting Services Design, Construction & Turn-Key Services Control Systems & Software Services Feed Additives & Nutrition Planning 6

7 1 Management & Consulting Services 2 Design, Construction & Turn- Key Services 3 4 Control Systems & Software Feed Additives & Nutrition Planning Corn Barley & Soy Food Additives 3 rd Party Services 7

8 1 Management & Consulting Services Planning 2 Design, Construction & Turn- Key Services Reporting Budgeting 3 Control Systems & Software PEOPLE Management 4 Feed Additives & Nutrition Planning Risk Management Projections Corn Barley & Soy Food Additives Capital 8

9 PBG provides a full range of services that cover all aspects of the business: - Planning & Budgeting - Procurement & Build - Monitoring & Operation - Software & Feed Management PBG employs nutritional and economic experts to provide research into Software Feed & Operations Reporting Risk Management Planning PEOPLE Management Capital Budgeting Projections 9

10 Risk Management Budgeting Planning Income Distribution Business Plan Tracking & Analysis Procurement Budgeting For Set Up Planning & Yield Projections 10

11 Reporting Reporting Reporting Fat & Protein Analysis Herd & Milk Yield Analysis Comparative Financial Analysis 11

12 Management & Consulting Services 1 Proper design and build of the Dairy Design, Construction & Turn- Key Services Corn Control Systems & Software Feed Additives & Nutrition Planning Barley & Soy Food Additives Farm can potentially save over 20% in operational costs in energy, storage and maintenance. ProjectBar solutions are customized to the clients needs and have proven time and again, their immediate and long term savings. 12

13 Management & Consulting Services Design, Construction & Turn- Key Services Corn Control Systems & Software Feed Additives & Nutrition Planning Barley & Soy Food Additives The right software for the mission Project Bar has several dedicated software solutions that collect data from all the Dairy Farm systems (Feed, Milking, Health, Finance and Operations). With a macro view in the overall operations, Project Bar can give both operational and financial modeling tools to assure the profitability of the Dairy Farm. The systems are flexible and can chain link several Dairy Farms for an overall optimization of resources and even greater operational savings. 13

14 PBG has developed advanced methodologies and software tools that enable to collect information from the entire supply chain including the feed, milking, health & finance monitors. Combined with PBG expert advisory services, the reports turn into actions yielding A measurable increase of revenue for the farms within a short period. Site Targets: 680gr dry matter/lit Total feed/income <52% Yield of > 33 Lit/d Yield of > 12,000 Lit/y Low Somatic & Bacterial counts Predictable cycles Optimized Production 14

15 Monitoring Sub Systems Accounting Software ETL Extract Transfer Load Output & Reporting Feed Milking Software Interfaces Processing Cow Level Reporting Feeding Software Reporting KPI Standards KPI Execution Aggregate Reporting Modeling Financial Reporting 15

16 1 Management & Consulting Services Project Bar has emphasis the quality of milk and animal health and increase milk production 2 3 Design, Construction & Turn- Key Services Control Systems & Software In recent years, the company has research and development of food additives for cows, especially developing food additive to increase milk protein. 4 Corn Feed Additives & Nutrition Planning Barley & Soy Food Additives Today the company is the only supplier in the world of additive increase milk protein which greatly affects the quality of milk of cows 16

17 Project Bar has invested last 3 years in developing innovative feed methodology that has proven a substantial increase in Protein. The unique compound includes a mix of approved feed substances including a unique combination of vitamins Results are conclusive and yield our partners up to > 100,000$ /year 17

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19 Project Bar Group has proven execution on all aspects of farm management including: Financial Modeling Planning & Construction Knowledge: Financial Modeling & Engineering Procurement & Operation Feed & Feed Additives Monitoring & Management Expertise: Planning, Execution & Software PBG will be glad to listen to your requirements and tailor a solution for you! 19

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21 Motivation - Faran is a corporative of 6 owners with a total quota of 2.8 Million Litters/y Starting Point due to inefficient management of various parameters, the farms lost approx. 100K$ over all. Intervention Project Bar was asked to perform a survey and offer point solution that once implemented, would turn around this loss and yield an operating profit to the partnership Results - Following study and implementation of Project Bar recommendations, the farm has ended 2011 in a profit of 400K$ Costs - The costs of the consulting services and direct implementation of the improvements was less than 20% 21

22 Process - A pilot of 10 farms were selected for a preliminary study. This study included: Review of the herd current management and health Review of KPI s for feed rations, Cow To calf ratio etc. Review of operational issues including feed chain Review of the economical C/F, P/L and B/S aspects Quality and Chemical analysis were also conducted 22

23 Implementation - A computerized system was introduces and fine tuned over a period of the last year. Improved herd current management was implemented New feed ratio, Cow To calf ratio were implemented Feed chain was computerized and improved Quality and Chemical analysis were conducted 23

24 Case Study 2 The Ghenia Project - Romania 24

25 Background Ghenia, established in 2009, its size is 12.5 hectares. The herd includes 450 COW and 360 CUFS (Capacity 600 / 360 ) Feed Centre - Advanced Feed MIX, Fermentation is on grounds with a capacity for up to 2000 COWS 25

26 Intervention Project Bar was asked to perform a survey and offer point solution that once implemented, would turn around this loss and yield an operating profit to the partnership Results - Following study and implementation of Project Bar recommendations, the farm has ended 2011 in a profit of 400K$ Costs - The costs of the consulting services and direct implementation of the improvements was less than 20% 26

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28 Number Of Cows Income From Milk Feed as % of Income ratio Get rid of non-productive COWS Improve Feed MIX and Technology Improve Operational Overheads Overall results: From (60,000 loss) to + 200,000 profit in less than a year. 28

29 Project Bar Group Consulting and Management Company in Agriculture Business Tel: Fax: Kibutz Revadim, Mobile post: Simon Partoushe - Director partou@projectbar.co.il Mob: Amnon Bar Peled - Director amnon@projectbar.co.il Mob:

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