AeroFarms SPAC Presentation Deck
Helping Solve the Global Sustainability and Food Crisis
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AeroFarms Solution
POPULATION GROWTH
Food production will need to
increase by 69% by 2035¹ to
feed the growing population
and expanding middle class
Up to
390x as productive
as a field farm²
WATER SCARCITY
Global water demand is
set to increase by 55%
from 2000 to 2050²
AEROFARMS
Uses up to
95% less water
than regular field
farmers
1/3 Lost
ARABLE LAND LOSS
The world has lost 1/3 of its
arable land in the last 40 years3
due to soil erosion and
contamination by toxic metals4
Uses as little as
0.3% of the land
of a field farmer7
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SOCIAL AWARENESS
With pesticide residues on
70% of washed produce in
the US, people are concerned
with sustainability and
chemicals on their food5
Grows using
zero pesticides
SUPPLY CHAIN
-$1.2 trillion worth of food is
lost or wasted each year,6
exacerbated by risks of
disease and climate change
Locally produced for
fresher food and
less waste
Solutions are enabled by AeroFarms' rapid innovation in mechanical design, biological science and data analytics and controls
¹ World Resources Group: The Future of Fresh Water; 2 Environmental Outlook to 2050: The consequences of Inaction; 3 The Guardian: Earth has lost a third of arable land in past 40 years; 4 US FDA: Metals and Your Food; 5 The Guardian: Pesticide residues found
in 70% of produce sold in US even after washing; 6 USDA for Romaine and Leaf Lettuce; 7 Calculation is based on AeroFarms' annual crop turns, levels of vertical growing and output per square foot versus values for a conventional field farm in a region like New
Jersey with one crop turn per year
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