nuchia foods: what is chia - a green future for haiti

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A Green Future For Haiti A brighter life for Haitians

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Haiti is ripe for the cultivation of Chia Seed. It's proximity to the US, availability of land, workers and the quality of our test crops are key benefits.

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Page 1: Nuchia Foods: What is Chia - A Green Future for Haiti

A Green Future For Haiti A brighter life for Haitians

Page 2: Nuchia Foods: What is Chia - A Green Future for Haiti

Chia, (Salvia Hispanica, L)

Grown In Haiti, Exported to the World

Page 3: Nuchia Foods: What is Chia - A Green Future for Haiti

What is Chiaslavia hispanica l

Its called the Super Grain

It’s the Healthiest Food Grain known

Has the highest value of Omega 3 fatty acids of any food products, Omega 3 helps build healthy bodies and fights cardiovascular disease

It’s better than Flax, bran, or whole wheat

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Let’s build on Haiti’s long history in agriculture

FromSugar Cane

To Coffee

To Cocoa To Cotton

Now ToChia

To Mango

Page 5: Nuchia Foods: What is Chia - A Green Future for Haiti

• A new source of revenue for Haitian farmers• Farm workers will be paid well• Chia an engine for country side development• Exports mean a stronger Haitian dollar • A stronger dollar means a stronger economy• Chia means healthier families• Can Plant 2, crops a year • Grows in mountainous areas• Good for the environment• Green Country sides!

Chia farming will bring

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Chia is grown in Mexico, Argentina, Bolivia, Venezuela, and California

•Aztecs cultivated Chia

Chia is a functional food, US Food and Drug administration (FDA)

Has been consumed as food for over 500 years – 1st cultivated by the Aztecs

It’s history as a food dates back to 3500 BC

In the United States, the Food and Drug Administration regards Chia as having an established history of safe consumption as a food

Chia is natural, has a long shelf life, requires no processing and will store without refrigeration

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Chia is a rare plant and only grows in a few places in the world.

Chia’s rarity is due to it’s special growing

environmentIt requires:

Mountainous areas generally 1,500 to 5000 feet above sea levelTropical conditions with long sunny days and cool nightsAreas that are no more than 24 degrees north or south of the equator, and grows best at 10 degrees north or south of the equatorModerate rain fall

Page 8: Nuchia Foods: What is Chia - A Green Future for Haiti

Will it Grow in Haiti?We has had successful test crops in:

Lab results from L EstereMeet and exceed world standards!

L Estere Beaumont Cap Haitien Le Gonove Miragoane Plaine du Cul de Sac Jacmel Plaine du Mout Piton St Mare Gonaives Cawonperri

Covance Laboratory is the top food testing lab in

America

Nearly ever region of Haiti will benefit

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The world market for Chia is over 23,000 T (or 50 Million Pounds)

Currently there are about 4500 T (or 10 Million Pounds) Available in the market

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Large food companies like General Mills and cereal manufacturers would like to begin adding Omega 3 from Chia to their products

But they need more than is available today

Chia will grow in Haiti Haiti has a large available work force Haiti has vast amounts of underutilized land that can be used to grow Chia Haiti’s people and the Haitian economy can benefit

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Our Company Is an S.A. registered in Haiti

Our Company Is a US Corporation registered in Orlando, Florida

We have clients now in the US who are willing to place orders for 450 T (or 1 Million Pounds) of Chia grown

in Haiti

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Competition for this business is from MexicoMexico produce

over 1,800 T (4 Million Pounds) of Chia annually

The Mexican Government provides land to Chia Growers to use free

The Government has a staff person in one of the Ministries to assist it’s Chia growers

Mexico is the leading producer of Chia

Get approval from the Ministry of Agriculture

Seek the free use of Government land

Get Government assistance to help coordinate and educate farmers about Chia

To be competitive In Haiti we must :