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About the Idea

Plants Are Like People, Together They Are Strong

Syntrophic means that plants are like people. When they cooperate, they can do more than when they are alone. The plants we choose can help each other by fertilizing the soil, pulling up water from deep aquifers, and holding the water nearer the surface where plants need it. That allows us to plant on degraded soil that does not support agriculture or a forest. This works best on land where there once were forests. In our ten-year proof of concept with partners in Central America we were able to restore a full meter of water to the ground and make the soil fertile and teeming with life. Today it is a rainforest, ten years ago it did not support life. What we plant are three oil trees that together are capable of working this miracle in seven years’ time.

2022

Start of a Agroforestry Project on 75’000 ha degraded soil in Techiman, Ghana

2027

Start of intercropping between the trees thanks to fertile soil.
About the Plants

Our Species And Our Promise To Nature

The magic three are Acrocomia aculeata (macauba palm), nontoxic Jatropha curcas (tempate) and Ricinus communis (castor or higuerilla). Intercropping should be possible by about year five. That could be botanicals like artemisia and vetiver, valuable food like cacao or other crops in high demand Next to groups of the three other oil trees are stands of closely grouped Moringa oleifera. This well-loved tree is planted for its extremely valuable leaves packed with protein and vitamin C. Sites will be organically certified. Wildlife corridors planted with grasses and speckled with watering holes will safeguard biodiversity within the sites.

March 2023 planting starts: 3’000 ha Ricinus & 5’000 ha. Moringa

2024

12’000 ha. Ricinus & 10’000 ha Moringa

2025

12’000 ha Ricinus & 15’000 ha Moringa & 10’000 ha Acrocomia & Jatropha combined

2030

20’000 ha Moringa, 40’000 ha Acrocomia & Jatropha combined.
About Climate

Climate Crisis

Planting on such a large scale has proven to have a positive impact on the climate. Based on our track record in Central America we expect that within reach of the site a drop in temperature may be possible. CO² capture will be monitored and registered in order to gain more data on the effect of our setup on the climate. Asjeba aims to obtain certification for its carbon sinks.
About the Products

Products

The oils and their pods can be used for fuel, jet fuel, food, cosmetics, chemicals, nutraceuticals, insect and fish farming and animal feeds. Together with a West African food company we are developing new products from Moringa leaves, adding value and investing in local laboratories. That will enable us to process certified organic Moringa powder of the highest quality possible as well as to extract protein and vitamins. Employees will have access to allotments, beehives, fishponds and markets in the villages to feed all inhabitants of the Agroforestry Projects.

2024

2’160 t Ricinus oil; 10’500 t Moringa powder

2025

8‘640 t Ricinus oil; 31‘500 t Moringa powder; 462 t Jatropha oil

At full production

42‘000 t Moringa powder; 13’000 t Jatropha oil; 22’000 t Acrocomia pulp oil; 11’000 t Acrocomia Kernel oil.
About the Investment

Cash Machine

Asjeba sites are huge to be able to bear all overhead cost. It also allows us to do landscaping, create an environment where local people can and want to live with water and sanitation, homes, roads, energy, wifi, schools, clinics, community services. Asjeba will that way co-create a cash machine that will finance this environment and will continue to support these hard working communities far into the future. We have chosen for a special lease construction that ultimately leaves the community as owners of all they have built and planted together. Each site of 75’000 hectares includes infrastructure, planting, one midsize town, one village per 1’000 hectares and will support up to a quarter of a million people. Investors are paid back in year seven, thereafter all profits will be used to further upgrade infrastructure and finance social engagement.
About our Businessmodel

Investor Information

Our business model is based on a fully transparent ten percent margin for distribution of the goods produced on the site. Sites should break even in year three. Exit is possible in year seven. For detailed information please send us an email.

2022

Agroforestry Project 75‘000 ha, US$ 100 million investment

2025

Break-Even

2029

Repayment investment in full

2042

US$1.5 billion invested in infrastructure and social engagement.
Our Concept

Smart Agroforestry Projects

Network structure under asjeba management, no third-party suppliers

  • Low cost components, appropriate technology for rural sites
  • Infinitely scalable, very high range
  • Data available worldwide to registered users
  • Real time monitoring of all aspects of plantation
  • Wifi for staff, education, production and personal on-site use
  • Attractive modern working situation for tech savvy staff
  • Network Structure Under Asjeba Management, No Third-Party Suppliers

  • Low Cost Components, Appropriate Technology For Rural Sites

  • Infinitely Scalable, Very High Range

  • Data Available Worldwide To Registered Users

  • Real Time Monitoring Of All Aspects Of Plantation

  • WIFI For Staff, Education, Production And Personal On-Site Use

About Apprenticeship

Smart Sites, Smart Human Resources

Asjeba will introduce the Swiss apprenticeship system for the youth, 4 days on the field under supervision, 2 days to school to obtain recognized master certificates in conservation agriculture as well as language and numerical literacy. Every village will have a primary school. Every fifth village will have a secondary school as well. There will be a school with demonstration fields for adults. The central town will have higher education in addition. This setup should it make possible that the drive to move to big cities can be reversed.

About Us

Company Structure

Asjeba Planting Your Future (humanitarian) Foundation, Switzerland manages all funds. The Foundation uses the services of Asjeba Management AG to execute project management. The site countries all have a local operating company and next to it a local community foundation. At the end of the lease the Swiss foundation will transfer the ownership of the local operating company as a grant to the local community foundation.
  • Foundation Board

    Robert Meijer, Chair
    Dale Anne Bourjaily, Vice Chair
    Jeannette Baas-Wennink, Member
    Hisko H. Baas, Member

  • Member Auditors

     KPMG, Geneva