The client, specialized in industrial cannabis processing, intends to intitiate and then integrate field-production to supply the required raw material for its cannabidiol (CBD) extraction. EXM Ceuticals mandated FGM International to supply the field-production and agri business expertise to assess the potential of the proposed candidate for the partnership.
The investor is a former army officer and owner of a pharmaceutical business in Algeria. Five years before contacting FGM, he started an agricultural enterprise with a 600 ha pivot irrigated project but did not achieve the expected profit. He sought to involve a specialized company to improve project production in terms of quantity and quality.
A private investment group from Nigeria is intending to develop a large-scale commercial irrigated project for paddy rice production for the local market. FGM was assigned to assess site parameters, confirm feasibility of the project and develop overall detailed design of the flood irrigation scheme.
The Indonesian group Djarum operates in banking, tourism, telecommunications and other large-scale markets. Hartono Plantation Indonesia (HPI), its agricultural subsidiary registered in 2008 and international key player in palm oil production, wanted to diversify into castor beans. As such, they required the involvement of an independent consultancy firm to assess their project.
Ezdehar is a private equity fund manager investing in high-growth businesses in Egypt. It targeted an agricultural project focusing on the production of essential oils, herbs and spices. The client required an international consulting firm to assess the investment opportunity.
