The Vice Chancellor

Al-Hikmah University
Ilorin, Kwara State.

Dear Sir,

PROPOSAL FOR PARTNERSHIP, CULTIVATION AND PLANTING

MINIMUM OF 330,000 MORINGA TREES IN 30 HECTARES OF LAND.
COMPANY PROFILE
Eden Group Farmers Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited is a
hybrid for – profit agricultural and social enterprises. It was created in 2006 to
provide effective means to combat unemployment and alleviate poverty which
is endemic in our society. Our system is a hybrid value-added chain, a
combination of for-profit and community/farmer based organizations.
We have taking various Researches with different Agricultural Sectors, Health
Sectors, Research Agencies and Community based Organizations scattered
across the country. The inclusion of these partnership organizations in our
operations helped to reach out to and cover other Agricultural sectors capable
of creating employment opportunities for our people. This mention but Few:-
•        National Veterinary Research Institute (NVRI)
•        Agricultural and Rural Development Secretariat, FCT Abuja.
•        Federal Capital Territory Youth Development Secretariat, Abuja.
•        Raw Material Research and Development Council, Abuja.
•        Sheda Science and Technology Complex, Abuja.
•        Abuja Securities and Commodity Exchange Plc.
•        Nigeria Medicinal Plants.
•        University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
•        And many others.
 OUR PRODUCTS INCLUDES:-
•        SAI-E MORINGA TEA.
•        SAI-E MORINGA POWDER.
•        SAI-E MORINGA COOKING OIL.
•        SAI-E MORINGA CRUDE OIL.
•        SAI-E MORINGA CAKE.
 •        SAI-E MORINGA F “A” TEA.
•        SAI-E MORINGA DRINK---- in View.
•        SAI-E MORINGA WINE---- In View.
•        SAI-E MORINGA OIL CAP A--- in View.
•        And many others.

MORINGA OLEIFERA SERVICE FARM PROJECT

Moringa oleifera is a known nutritional value and healing wonders that grow
abundantly in Nigeria especially in the northern part of the country. This
underutilized natural resource was never thought in ways that can make it as
a source of income or livelihood.
PRICE OF MORINGA SEEDLINGS
The unit cost of our treated hybrid Moringa seedling is #250 each. Due to the
high cost of setting up the plantation, the price of the seedlings has been
lowered or subsidised for the benefit of the investor/partner.
Eden Group Farmers Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited, therefore
seeks to partner with your company.
TOTAL NUMBER OF MORINGA SEEDLINGS/TREES ON 1 HECTARE
AND PLOT.
- The total number of Moringa seedlings needed to be planted in 1 Hectare
is 11,000 Seedlings.
- The number of Seedlings per 1 plot of Farm Land of 100feets by 100feets
square is 1,100 Moringa Plants.
HOW THE PROJECT WILL BE FUNDED
It is proposed that the Investing Partner will fund the project.
MORINGA TREE SPACING
For intensive Moringa production, the trees are planted at every 3 feet apart.
The purpose of planting the seedlings to develop quality Moringa seed
production for commercial utilization and export.
It is projected that 30 Moringa Trees produce 1kg of the Leaves, while 10
Moringa trees will produce 1kg of Moringa Seeds when harvested at a worst
case scenario.
TYPE OF MORINGA TO BE PLANTED
Out of the 12 species of Moringa, the most widely cultivated species is
Moringa Oleifera because it wins out over the other species in terms of leaf
nutritional yield and quality, antioxidant activity and a lot of other aspects of
interest. Eden Group Farmers Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited in
collaboration with its Members will cultivate the superior genotype variety of
Moringa oleifera. This variety first yield of Leaves starts in four (4) months
while the Seeds is in seven (7) months basis after planting and gives a
commercial yield for many years. It is an elite Moringa variety and has a high
productivity.
MARKETING/ SALES
Who Will Buy The Moringa Seeds/Leaves?
Our Off-Taker (SAI-EDEN MORINGA PRODUCTION COMPANY LIMITED) and
Partners are in every part of the world and have been scanting for the
procurement of the best Leaves and seeds; supply of the seedlings to the site,
buying of all the dehydrated Moringa seeds and leaves harvested on the farm
have been on ground.
This is one factor that has made this business very successful. As long as we
exist, our market size will be bigger, stable and permanent. A company
(Grand Cereal and Oil Meal Limited, a subsidiary of UAC) requested if it could
be getting supply of 10 trailers {300 Tones} of Clinically Shade-Dried Moringa
Leaves weekly beside Foreign Pharmaceutical Industries that are SWITCHING
BACK TO NATURE. With a 1,000,000 Hectares of land of Moringa plantation, it
is impossible to meet the weekly production world demand.
A huge market for the sale of Moringa locally and internationally is available.
Aforementioned, the demand for Moringa is so huge that it requires that
Moringa trees be planted on at least 300,000 hectares of land in each of the
36 states of Nigeria. Here in Nigeria adequate arrangement has been
made for buyers of our Moringa leaves before we ever embarked on
this project. As soon as this project kicks off, our buyers are waiting
to buy all the dehydrated Moringa seeds or leaves.
Competitive edge
One of the unique selling advantages of our seeds and leaves is the way in
which the product/sales are structured.
The products are bought as soon as they are harvested. This is a unique
quality that differentiates us from our competitors if there are any.
Our plan to push our sales in the first year of operation is to be able to
compensate in full the fund provided by the bank. This would materialize
through commitment, determination and hard work as the financial plan in the
next page will indicate.
MORINGA PROJECT LIFE SPAN
Moringa farming business is not like seasonal crops farming such as rice,
beans, etc. Once Moringa farm is set up; it keeps churning out millions of
Dollars for the investor monthly. The lifespan of Moringa tree is about 30 to
50 years

• EDEN GROUP FARMERS. RESPONSIBILITY.

- The major Distributors/Suppliers, Technical and Marketers

Supporters, Products and Services of MORINGA and ALLIED
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.

- The Eden Group Farmers is responsible for the following:-

(1) Delivery of Seedlings.

(2) Delivery of Herbicides.

(3) Delivery of Insecticides.

(4) Delivery of Knapsack Sprayers.

(5) Irrigation in the dry season.

(6) Drying Facilities.

(7) Off-Taker Guarantee

• PARTNER RESPONSIBILITY.

1 Provision of Land, Cultivation, general management and

maintenance.
2 Provision of #1.5 million registration fee. This fee covers the
seedlings movement and other equipment/materials to the
farm land site.

PAYMENT TERMS

The service requires a pre-payment of 100%. This is to enable the work to

commence immediately without funding hindrances in order to achieve
proposed yields, benefits and merits.
PROJECT DELIVERY DATE
After the Finances had been paid:-

The Seedlings will be Deliver to the Farm Site within 7 days with our Expert.

HARVEST
 Moringa is harvested when it is four months old (cultivation for mainly leaves
harvest) or seven months old (cultivation for mainly pods/fruits harvest) and it
is done manually. After it is harvested, it is dried or dehydrated with an Open
Natural Air Cabinet Dryer as the case may be. Thereafter, the dried Moringa
Leave is weight using a kilogram (kg).
SELLING PRICE OF MORINGA
Washed and Shade-Dried Leaves is N600 minimum/ fair market price per
Kilogram While the Fresh Leaves are being Up-Take for #200 minimum/fair
market price per Kilogram as mutually agreed upon and this does not serve as
a way to threaten/deny farmer off-taking opportunities.
HARVEST AVERAGE ESTIMATE

The first part believes 11,000 trees per hectare should produce 1,100
Kilogram (KG) fresh leaves on monthly basis.

DISTRIBUTION AND SHARING OF BENEFITS/REVENUE

Both parties will mutually agree to split and share the gross revenue
derived from sales of the Moringa leaves monthly from month four
(4) as follows:-

30% goes to EDEN GROUP FARMERS AND ASSOCIATES and 70%

goes to INVESTOR/PARTNER.

ECONOMIC OF PRODUCTION (EOP) PER PLOT

INVESTMENT SOURCE BRAND UNIT/KG QTY RATE COST/PLOT(N)

LAND LEASE - - - - 2,000

SEEDLINGS EDEN GROUP - - 1100 250 275,000

FARMERS

HERBICIDES EDEN GROUP - Litres 1 1,700 1,700

 FARMERS

KNAPSACK EDEN GROUP - 1 9,000 9,000

SPRAYER FARMERS

TRANSPLANTING PARTNER/FARMER - - 1100 5 5,500

WEEDDING PARTNER/FARMER - - - - 5000

HERBICIDE PARTNER/FARMER - - - - 3,000

APPLICATIONS

ORGANIC EDEN GROUP - Litres 2 12,000 24,000

INSECTICIDE FARMERS

INSECTICIDE PARTNER/FARMER - - - - 9,000

APPLICATIONS

ANIMAL EDEN GROUP Litres 2 15,000 30,000

REPEALANT FARMERS

A.A. MIRACLE 1&2 EDEN GROUP - Litres 3 12,000 36,000

ORGANIC FARMERS

MAINTENANCE PARTNER/FARMER - - - - 15,000

HARVESTING PARTNER/FARMER - - - - 5,000

DRYING EDEN GROUP - - 1 85,000 85,000

FARMERS

Miscellaneous EDEN GROUP - - - - 15,000

FARMERS

Logistics (Bag, - - - - 15,000

Bagging,
Transportation,
Security)

Total 747,000

SALES FORECAST FOR A PLOT OF LAND

Partners 70% Eden
Tree
Producti Returns Groups
Trees Naira Variable/
Variabl on/kg 30%
Harvest
e Returns
  5 1,100 200 1
Harve Mont Trees/ Total No Kg/Harves Sales on
st h kg of Trees t Harvest
0 1    
0 2    
0 3    
1 4 9 1,100 122 24,444 17,111.00 7,333.00
2 5 8 1,100 138 19,250.00 8,250.00
27,500
1,100
3 6 7 157 22,000.00 9,429.00
31,429
1,100
4 7 6 183 11,000.0
25,667.00 0
36,667
1,100 13,200.0
5 8 5 220 30,800.00 0
44,000
1,100 16,500.0
6 9 4 275 38,500.00 0
55,000
1,100 22,000.0
7 10 3 667 51,333.00 0
73,333
1,100 22,000.0
8 11 4 51,333.00 0
667 73,333
1,100 22,000.0
9 12 4 667 51,333.00 0
73,333
1,100 22,000.0
10 13 4 667 51,333.00 0
73,333
1,100 22,000.0
11 14 4 667 51,333.00 0
73,333
1,100 22,000.0
12 15 4 667 51,333.00 0
73,333
₦
      5,097kg 659,038.
00
      5.09Tons  

RISKS AND MITIGATIONS

 
The risks for the start-up farm include;

A. NATURAL DISASTERS
Weather – heavy rains and floods is a threat to Moringa trees.
Mitigation: the plants will be planted in high places where water would not
stay stagnant. The farm will also make provision for insurance with the
Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Company (NAIC to soft land, in case of natural
disasters.

B. Domestic Animals and Grazing Cattle.

 Mitigation; Security will be deployed besides the Application of ANIMAL
REPELLANT in the farm to secure the entire plantation
 
C. Incidence of Thieves.
Mitigation; Adequate security and vigilance will be mounted in the premises of
the farm besides the farmers.
 
SUSTAINABILITY PLAN
The venture will be sustained through discipline, proper accountingtraining,
consultation, research and development.

MANAGEMENT SUMMARY

The productive plantation of Moringa needs to be scientifically managed for

better growth and production. The growth and yield of the plant could be
improved through effective management practice. The enhanced cultivation
technology and improved inputs may provide above 400 litres of biodiesel per
hectare without displacing food crop and without utilizing prime food land in
terms of sustainable farming techniques. However cultivation and
management of Moringa plantation go together, without professional planning
on the project from start to finish, the result harvest will be low and also
affect the Nutritional Value of the produce which is the MAJOR CONCERN of
the Off-Takers.

Attach to our request are the photocopies of various product, registration and
pictures for your perusal

Thank you,

_____________________
Michael Ashimashiga
President.