2. 2 What happens when you reinvent the wheel? You might just change the world!
3. TerraManus Technologies LLC develops Soil Conditioning and Cropping Systems designed to be the reconciling link between competing ag-related economic and environmental int 3 Overview interests, thereby enabling subsistence farmers around the world to sustainably break the cycle of poverty We are seeking the financial and political support needed to manufacture, market and distribute our technologies to subsistence farmers worldwide TerraManus CEO Stephen Carr speaking to farmers in Kenya
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5. The current balance between economics and the environment is simply not sustainable
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7. 7 The Soil Conditioning and Cropping Technologies of TerraManus include: TerraStar® – Patented Soil Conditioning Device TerraSystem™ – One-pass Cropping System TerraSaver™ – Human-powered Cropping System1(simple prototypes at left & right) The Solution – TerraManus 1Developed specifically for the 1.4 billion subsistence farmers in less-developed countries around the world
8. 8 TerraStar is a patented, inflatable, molded plastic wheel that creates reservoirs or weir systems of geometrically-ordered roughness™ (see right) which: consolidate soil (not compact) increase soil surface area hold water where it falls manage water flow improve water infiltration enhance soil quality, stability and productivity The Solution – TerraStar®
13. Improve soil quality by increased residual soil moisture and enhanced stability (see picture at left)The Solution – TerraStar
14. 10 TerraStar overcomes the problems inherent in implementing new technologies in lesser developed countries. Advantages include: low cost locally manufactured not dependent upon othertechnologies ease of use light weight human or animal-powered durable The Solution – TerraStar Durability testing above, simple TerraSaver prototype at left
17. Average bean yield increase of well over 100% (see picture and chart at right)TerraStar Control
18. 12 Central Mexico Study – TerraStar enabled these bean farmers to move from 48” row centers to 12” row centers with no fertilizer or irrigation. Also pictured are the planter and TerraStar roller used in the study. TerraStar Field Testing
19. 13 Soil Erosion Study – Dr. Darrell Norton, President of PedoTechnologies, Inc., June 2006 TerraStar Field Testing “. . . each [TerraStar] reservoir will capture 2/3 of a pound of sediment per inch of rainfall. When this is converted to a per acre basis, the TerraStar system has the potential to trap 30 tons of soil per acre per inch of rainfall.” Control plot on left and TerraStar prototype plot on right
26. 18 “The TerraManus technologies truly represent the next generation of successful crop production and resource management tools for farming.” – Dr. Darrell Norton, President, Pedotechnologies “There is no other product we know of in this classification of agricultural equipment that can achieve the results the TerraStar has achieved to date.” – Dr. Roy Stephen, President, Arise Research & Discovery, Inc. “I believe that TerraStar and TerraSystemoffer the best hope for a sustainable crop pro-duction system with worldwide application.” – Dr. Eusebio Ventura, Senior Professor, University of Queretaro, Mexico Independent Validation
27. 19 Management Team Stephen Carr – CEOCo-Founder with over 12 yrs of Ag development, commercialization & management experience Gregg Whittaker, Ph.D. – CFOEntrepreneur and former Managing Director with Chase Securities in NYC, specializing in strategic planning and management of start-up companies Tony Hartlage – Production ManagerOwner and Manager, Hartlage Plastics Manufacturing; plastics industry expert Thomas Page – ManagerExecutive Vice President, Pony Express Bank: and Owner/Manager, Page Agricultural Holdings
28. 20 Conclusion TerraManus Technologies LLC technologies are designed to be the reconciling link between competing economic and environmental interests around the world, enabling subsistence farmers worldwide to break the cycle of poverty Years of independent testing and research have shown that TerraStar usage addresses a variety of environmental issues, including soil and water management effectiveness, while increasing crop yields, enhancing plant health and reducing input costs We are seeking the financial and polit-icalsupport needed to manufacture, market and distribute our technologies to subsistence farmers worldwide
