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3 AGRICULTURE IS FACING NEW CHALLENGES 3

4 Africa is in a strategic crossroads

5 Health Challenge: 1 in 4 Africans still suffer from nutritional deficiency, whereas in developed countries, a healthy diet is at high demand. Demographic Challenge: the world s population (7.2 billion people) is expected to increase, mainly in Africa, by nearly 1 billion in the coming 12 years. How to feed them? Industrial Challenge: 6 million tons of fertilizers are required in 2017 to cover the needs generated by this population explosion. Environmental Challenge: soil fertility, water resources, biodiversity... how to step up production while protecting the environment at the same time? Economic Challenge: agrochemical companies dominate the market. Sustainable products should be financially accessible to as many farmers as possible. 5

6 OUR RESPONSE

7 Long-lasting and integrated solutions to improve yields and agricultural products, accessible to many farmers Products for fertilization and for stimulation and protection of plants and soils environment and health friendly Technical support and financial services to improve the spread and use of agricultural bio-inputs 7

8 A COLLECTIVE & COLLABORATIVE RESPONSE

9 Agricultural input distributors SMEs in the organic field National state-owned organizations Large-scale distributors Cooperatives / producer organizations End consumers Producers Labs and research organizations Agro-industry International institutions Biomass producers Social development agencies and the IMF 9

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11 OUR GROUP 11

12 OUR HISTORY

13 ÉLÉPHANT VERT is a swiss commercial group created by Antenna Technologies, a specialized foundation in research, adaptation and transfer of innovative technologies to fight poverty and promote sustainable development. 13

14 OUR PRESENCE

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16 OUR JOB

17 Inventing new agricultural solutions for farmers that will lead to wide-spread adoption of efficient and sustainable agriculture beneficial to health: Products that complement and/or replace, partially or totally, conventional inputs (pesticides & fertilizers) Services (technical, financial...) that help farmers to obtain access to these products 17

18 INNOVATION IS IN OUR GENES

19 Research & Development Trials Commercialization Research and the adaptation and transfer of innovative technologies in order to fight against poverty and to promote sustainable development 19

20 OUR R&D: VALORHYZE

21 Our subsidiary VALORHYZE is the first African Research Centre of Biotechnology that is entirely dedicated to biotechnology applied to agriculture VALORHYZE has several specialized research departments able to offer a complete range of solutions (biofertilizers, biostimulants and biopesticides) for each agricultural sector, adapting to different pedoclimatic regions. 21

22 OUR KNOW-HOW

23 We master innovative biotechnology: micro-organisms of agricultural interest. Pure culture of bacteria bacteria (magnification 100) bacteria Bacilus sp Fungal spores endomycorrhizal 23

24 OUR APPROACH: FROM LAB BENCH TO FARMER S FIELD

25 We support our customers and partners along all the steps from their initial need to the field testing of the product, in other words: from laboratory bench to farmer s field, as a means to: Understand the farmer s overall needs for his crops. Develop sustainable, efficacious and customized solutions. Always be ahead of time to confront the agricultural challenges. 25

26 AN INDUSTRIAL HUB FOR AFRICA & EUROPE

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28 OUR PROJECTS

29 Europe Develop a SMEs network in the sector around the Group AFRICA Deploy an industrial and commercial base in nine targeted countries 29

30 KEY FIGURES

31 Present in 3 countries 3 units of production 246 collaborators More than 400 jobs created in Africa in 3 years Biofertilizer production capacity: 100,000 tons/year Biopesticide production capacity: 120 tons/year Investments in Europe and Africa from now until 2017: 210 million of which > 50% in Africa 31

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33 OUR OFFER 33

34 AGRICULTURAL INPUTS & SERVICES

35 Efficient and sustainable agricultural innovations for morocco and africa Bio-inputs Services 35

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37 Product lines and services built around the Latin root nova, which means «new», to embody our vision of an innovative new system agricultural, efficient, healthy and sustainable. 4 ranges of 100% of natural bio-inputs 4 ranges of services to support farmers and partners 37

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39 OUR PRODUCTS 39

40 ADVANTAGES OF OUR BIOFERTILIZERS & BIOSTIMULANTS

41 The benefits of our organic amendments, BIOFERTILIZERS and biostimulants Without ÉLÉPHANT VERT s solutions With ÉLÉPHANT VERT s solutions Better growth Quicker production A better yield environmental protection A better developed root system 41

42 THE BENEFITS OF OUR BIOPESTICIDES

43 Our biopesticides: an effective and 100% Natural protection No effect on beneficial fauna No effect on the environment Control of soil diseases Control of arthropod pests 43

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45 OUR SERVICES 45

46 TECHNICAL SUPPORT: CLINIQUE DES PLANTES

47 The CLINIQUE DES PLANTES network offers farmers: Support, training and technical assistance Customized training Agricultural testing Trials to test efficacy and for product development, registration and / or commercialization; workshops Two experimental field stations in Morocco and Mali to conduct all the trials that R&D needs 47

48 FINANCIAL SUPPORT: AGRICULTURAL FINANCE IN WEST AFRICA

49 A new funding system that decreases costs for: Distributors Farmers National public finances A comprehensive approach with the Confederation of Financial Institutions of West Africa (CIF-AO). 6 federations from five countries, 3 million members, savers and borrowers ( 500M savings, 350M in outstanding microcredits, 150M in cash). Creation of a financial establishment for lending and payment, and strengthening of a regionally integrated cooperative financial infrastructure to develop financial services permanently accessible to as many people as possible, and especially «Green Agriculture» credits at preferential rates. 49

50 INVESTMENT IN INNOVATIVE SMEs

51 ÉLÉPHANT VERT invests in innovative SMEs that will be its future partners. Our investment enables the company to finance its registration costs and other costs related to the commercial development. We appeal to SMEs that are looking for a breakthrough in the European and international market for their bio inputs based on living microorganisms or based on their extracts. Our investment approach is innovative: the company's independence is preserved, the interest of ÉLÉPHANT VERT and that of the company are aligned and the synergies are maximized. In addition to our financial investment, we support our partners in the long term with recommendations for the implementation of their registration strategy, development and marketing of products in which we invest. 51

52 INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT: CUSTOM-MADE SOLUTIONS FOR AGRO-INDUSTRY

53 Supporting enterprises to create added value to their waste Evaluation of mineral deposits, custom-made composting solutions, set-up of pilot installation and its follow-up, advice on the proper management of the installation. References: CSS, Cosumar, Les Domaines Agricoles and Lesieur Toll-manufacturing and packaging of bio-stimulants and biopesticides based on micro-organisms: ÉLÉPHANT VERT makes available its ultra-modern production facility of dry spores. Contract production of organo-mineral fertilizers: In Morocco and Mali, our automatic granulation and bagging units of 10 t/hour capacity offer organo-mineral fertilizer production to companies that commercialize fertilizers and hope to diversify their products. By combining our quality organic material with conventional fertilizers in pellet form, our partners can expand their product range. 53

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